Unit information: Narrative Analysis in 2008/09

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Unit name Narrative Analysis
Unit code EDUCD0084
Credit points 20
Level of study D/8
Teaching block(s) Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director Emeritus Professor. Speedy
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

s None

Co-requisites

s None

School/department School of Education
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

This unit will be conducted in the form of a seminar/reading group. A focus on personal narratives and narratives of identity will be used to explore and critique different models of narrative analysis including approaches ot content, category, story and performance analyses. Temporal and spatial considerations as well as negotiations of subjectivity in relation to narrative and other forms of identity will be discussed. Opportunities will be provided for the situated practice and critical evaluation of various forms of narrative analysis.