Riessman updates expands and to some degree reconceptualizes her 1993 SAGEbook Narrative Analysis which has probably been the most cited methodologicalsource fo... » 

Riessman updates expands and to some degree reconceptualizes her 1993 SAGEbook Narrative Analysis which has probably been the most cited methodologicalsource for narrative reserach. The new version deserves even greater successthan its predecessor....The greatest virtue of Riessmans book for my tasteis her refusal to reduce method to procedure Canadian Journal of SociologyCatherine Kohler Riessman provides a lively overview of qualitative researchbased on interpreting stories. Designed to improve research practice itprovides detailed discussions of four analytic methods thematic analysisstructural analysis dialogicperformance analysis and visual narrativeanalysis.Broad in scope Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences offers concreteguidance for students and established scholars wanting to join the narrativeturn in social research.Key Features Offers guidance for interviewing and transcription The author discusses themove from spoken language to written transcript. In the process she encouragesstudents to be mindful of the texts they construct from dialogues in aninterview study. Includes visual approaches to data gathering Riessman takes narrativeresearch beyond its historic reliance on wordbased materials. She discussesexemplary research that integrates imagesboth those made during the researchprocess and others found in archives. Presents arguments about validation in casebased research The book presentsseveral ways to think about credibility in narrative studies contextualizingvalidity in relation to epistemology and theoretical orientation of a study.Intended AudienceThis text is designed as a supplement to qualitative research courses taught ingraduate departments across the social and behavioral sciences and as a corebook in narrative research courses. It is also useful for academics wanting tolearn more about narrative methods. «