Doing Narrative Research

Molly Andrews is Professor of Political Psychology, and Codirector of the Centre for Narrative Research (www.uelac.uk/cnr/index.htm) at the University of East London. Her research interests includes political narratives, the psychological basis of political commitment, political identity, and patriotism.Corinne SQUIRE is Professor of Social Sciences and Co-Director, Centre for Narrative Research, at the University of East London, and Research Associate, University of the Witwatersrand. Her research interests are in subjectivities and popular culture, narrative theory and methods, HIV and citizenship, and refugee politics.Maria Tamboukou (BA, MA, PhD) is a professor of feminist studies at the University of East London, UK. Her research activity develops in the areas of philosophies and epistemologies in the social sciences, feminist theories, narrative analytics, and archival research. Writing feminist genealogies is the central focus of her work. She is the author of seven monographs and more than 70 journal articles and book chapters. Recent publications include the monographs Sewing, Writing and Fighting; Gendering the Memory of Work; Women Workers’ Education as well as the coauthored the book The Archive Project.

• List of ContributorsIntroduction: What is Narrative Research? - Maria Tamboukou and Molly Andrews, Corinne SquireNarratives of Events: Labovian Narrative Analysis and its Limitations - Wendy PattersonFrom Experience-Centred to Socioculturally-Oriented Approaches to Narrative - Corinne SquireAnalysing Narrative Contexts - Ann PhoenixA Foucauldian Approach to Narratives - Maria TamboukouPractising a Rhizomatic Perspective in Narrative Research - Gerrit Loots, Kathleen Coppens and Jasmina SermijnBodies, Embodiment and Stories - Lars-Christer HydénSeeing Narratives - Susan E BellDoing Research ′On and Through′ New Media Narrative - Mark DavisApproaches to Narrative Worldmaking - David HermanLooking Back on Narrative Research: An Exchange - Phillida Salmon and Catherine Kohler RiessmanNever the Last Word: Revisiting Data - Molly AndrewsNarrating Sensitive Topics - Margareta HydénThe Public Life of Narratives: Ethics, Politics, Methods - Paul GreadyConcluding Comments - Catherine Kohler RiessmanAfterword: The Monkey Wrenches of Narrative - Jens BrockmeierIndex

Written by an international and interdisciplinary team of experts in the field of narrative research, the anthology demonstrates theoretical, methodological and practical issues of narrative research. This volume can be an invaluable resource for understanding what is narrative research, how we do this and what narrative does to our lives.