Essentials of Narrative Analysis

by Ruthellen Josselson, Phillip L. Hammack

This book introduces readers to narrative analysis, a qualitative method that investigates how people engage in storytelling to make meaning of life’s challenges and opportunities. 

100 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 6, 2021

About the author

Ruthellen Josselson, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University. She was formerly Professor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Visiting Professor at Harvard University School of Education, and Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University. Dr. Josselson is a cofounder of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology; coeditor of 11 volumes of The Narrative Study of Lives, a series dedicated to publishing qualitative research; coauthor of Five Ways of Doing Qualitative Analysis; and author of many journal articles and book chapters that explore the theory and practice of qualitative inquiry. She has conducted workshops on interviewing skills for qualitative inquiry in the United States, France, Norway, Finland, Israel, and the United Kingdom. Based on interviews she has conducted over 35 years, she has written two books exploring women’s identity longitudinally (Finding Herself and Revising Herself) and three other books (The Space Between Us, Best Friends, and Playing Pygmalion). Dr. Josselson is a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Henry A. Murray Award and Theodore R. Sarbin Award as well as a Fulbright Fellowship.

Reviews

[Emma Lombardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in college and was so was one of the best guides for exploring individuals in qualitative psychology through their narratives and stories

[ReD · Rating 5 out of 5]

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