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Analysing Stories and Identities

 

Key information

  • Module code:

    6SSEL040

  • Level:

    6

  • Semester:

      Spring

  • Credit value:

    15

Module description

How we tell stories and what our stories reveal about us, our lives and our relations with others has attracted the attention of numerous strands of social scientific inquiry. It is notable that narrative research interviews constitute the main qualitative method for identity analysis. Discourse and sociolinguistic studies of storytelling have drawn on this diversity of social scientific work but they have also infused it with vital insights into how everyday life stories are told in interaction with other people and in specific contexts. The aim of this module is to familiarise you with the main frameworks within discourse and sociolinguistic studies for the analysis of stories and identities. The presentation of concepts and analytical tools will become tangible with close analysis of a wide range of stories from various everyday life contexts: cafés, classrooms, the workplace, social media platforms, etc. 

Assessment details

  • 700 word Data Plan (worth 30% of the final grade)
  • 2,500 word project (worth 70% of the final grade)

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