Product description

This book provides an overview of narrative research approaches and demonstrates how these work in practice.

A broad range of approaches are covered, from well-established and well-known thematic analysis (particularly of 'big stories'), to the more recent sociolinguistic discourse analysis of 'small stories', and the innovative analysis and presentation of visual and performance data such as drawings and drama. This overview includes not just an illustration of narrative research, but the methodological processes which underpin it, relating these to relevant narrative theory. The book, therefore, is both a how-to-do narrative research text and a presentation of narrative studies, providing case study examples and ideas for further research.

Key features

• Demonstrates how narrative research works in practice, from well-established thematic analyses to more recent presentations in drama.
• Illustrates varying types of narrative research approaches and methodologies, providing a clear how-to-do narrative research text.
• Contains contributions from a wide range of authors.