Dr Sara Young | One one-and-a-half hour sessions | Autumn: 17:00 - 18:30 (UK time) Tuesday November 11 (Room 784 in the IOE)

NB: this course works in conjunction with Session 2, which takes place on Tuesday November 18. You might wish to sign up for both.
 

NB: This course accrues 1 training points per session.
 

Session 1: Introduction to different understandings of narrative

Addressing the question of what narrative is – often a contested field – and how it is understood by different scholars, the session considers which type of research projects might benefit from using a narrative approach. The idea of temporality within narrative inquiry will be interrogated, and concepts of storytelling and audience will also be discussed. This session is designed for students who are less familiar with narrative research, accommodating newer students who may be interested in using narrative, but also aimed at any pre-upgrade students, or students who might want a refresher.

Recommended readings:

• De Fina, A. and Georgakopoulou, A. (2015) The Handbook of Narrative Analysis. Wiley Blackwell.
• Georgakopoulou, A. (2006) Thinking big with small stories in narrative and identity analysis. Narrative Inquiry 16(1), 122–30.
• Labov, W. and Waletzky, J. (1967) Narrative analysis. In J. Helm (Ed.) Essays on the Verbal and Visual Art. Seattle: University of Washington Press, pp. 12-44. Reprinted in Journal of Narrative and Life History (1997) 7, 3-38.
• Mishler, E.G. (2006) Narrative and identity: the double arrow of time. In A. de Fina, D. Schiffrin and M. Bamberg (Eds.) Discourse and Identity. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
• Ricoeur, P. (1991) Life in Quest of Narrative. In D. Wood, (Ed.) On Paul Ricoeur: narrative and interpretation. London: Routledge, pp.20-33.
• Riessman, C.K. (2003). Narrative Analysis: Narrative, Memory and Everyday Life. In M.S., Bryman, A. and Liao, T.F. (eds). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, pp.706-709. London: Sage.