The Engaged Historian
The Engaged Historian

Author: Stefan Berger

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2019-04-01

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 1789202000

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On the surface, historical scholarship might seem thoroughly incompatible with political engagement: the ideal historian, many imagine, is a disinterested observer focused exclusively on the past. In truth, however, political action and historical research have been deeply intertwined for as long as the historical profession has existed. In this insightful collection, practicing historians analyze, reflect on, and share their experiences of this complex relationship. From the influence of historical scholarship on world political leaders to the present-day participation of researchers in post-conflict societies and the Occupy movement, these studies afford distinctive, humane, and stimulating views on historical practice and practitioners

Understanding Narrative Inquiry
Understanding Narrative Inquiry

Author: Jeong-Hee Kim

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2015-03-03

Total Pages: 551

ISBN-13: 1483324699

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Understanding Narrative Inquiry: The Crafting and Analysis of Stories as Research is a comprehensive, thought-provoking introduction to narrative inquiry in the social and human sciences that guides readers through the entire narrative inquiry process—from locating narrative inquiry in the interdisciplinary context, through the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings, to narrative research design, data collection (excavating stories), data analysis and interpretation, and theorizing narrative meaning. Six extracts from exemplary studies, together with questions for discussion, are provided to show how to put theory into practice. Rich in stories from author Jeong-Hee Kim’s own research endeavors and incorporating chapter-opening vignettes that illustrate a graduate student's research dilemma, the book not only accompanies readers through the complex process of narrative inquiry with ample examples, but also helps raise their consciousness about what it means to be a qualitative researcher and a narrative inquirer in particular.

Narratives in Social Science Research
Narratives in Social Science Research

Author: Barbara Czarniawska-Joerges

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2004-03-27

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780761941958

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Provides: an historical overview of the development of the narrative approach; a guide to how narrative methods can be applied in fieldwork; how to incorporate a narrative approach within a field project; guidelines for interpreting collected or produced narratives; and useful guides for further reading.

Varieties of Narrative Analysis
Varieties of Narrative Analysis

Author: James A. Holstein

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1412987555

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Offers practical illustrations from different disciplines and perspectives, showing how researchers from various backgrounds deal with narrative data.

Contemplating Historical Consciousness
Contemplating Historical Consciousness

Author: Anna Clark

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2018-12-17

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1785339303

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The last several decades have witnessed an explosion of new empirical research into representations of the past and the conditions of their production, prompting claims that we have entered a new era in which the past has become more “present” than ever before. Contemplating Historical Consciousness brings together leading historians, ethnographers, and other scholars who give illuminating reflections on the aims, methods, and conceptualization of their own research as well as the successes and failures they have encountered. This rich collective account provides valuable perspectives for current scholars while charting new avenues for future research.

Using Narrative in Research
Using Narrative in Research

Author: Christine Bold

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2011-10-26

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1848607199

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Serving as an introduction to narrative methods and narrative analysis, Christine Bold's new book provides students, researchers, and other professionals with an introduction to the theory and practice of narrative approaches in research. This book does everything that a methods book needs to do. It is practical, yet sets out the theory and history behind the approach, and it looks explicitly at design, ethics, data gathering, data analysis and writing as an ongoing process of narrative research. Bold's text deals comprehensively with conceptual issues within narrative research and is driven throughout by a range of real research specific examples of narrative analysis in action.

Narrative Analysis
Narrative Analysis

Author: Catherine Kohler Riessman

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2022-05-06

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 1071894838

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Recipient of the 1994 Critics′ Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association People tell stories to help organize and make sense of their lives. In the past, their narratives have often been torn apart by social scientists looking for themes, variables, and specific answers to specific questions. But in recent years, the development of narrative analysis has given life to the study of the narrative as a form of information for social research. Why are they constructed as they are? How does one dissect a narrative to understand the lived experience of the narrator? What steps can the researcher take to translate these tales and life stories into usable research? Catherine Kohler Riessman provides a detailed primer on the use of narrative analysis, its theoretical underpinnings and worldview, and the methods it uses. Replete with examples and transcriptions from previous narrative studies, Narrative Analysis is a useful introduction to this growing body of literature.

A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory
A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory

Author: Michael Payne

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-05-06

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 1118438817

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Now thoroughly updated and revised, this new edition of the highly acclaimed dictionary provides an authoritative and accessible guide to modern ideas in the broad interdisciplinary fields of cultural and critical theory Updated to feature over 40 new entries including pieces on Alain Badiou, Ecocriticism, Comparative Racialization , Ordinary Language Philosophy and Criticism, and Graphic Narrative Includes reflective, broad-ranging articles from leading theorists including Julia Kristeva, Stanley Cavell, and Simon Critchley Features a fully updated bibliography Wide-ranging content makes this an invaluable dictionary for students of a diverse range of disciplines