Discourse Analytic Research

Erica Burman, Ian Parker

Lists of contributors; 1 Introduction — discourse analysis: the turn to the text Erica Burman and Ian Parker; Part I The textual construction of psychology; 2 Occupational career choice: accounts and contradictions James Moir 3 Political discourse: talking about nationalisation and privatisation Harriette Marshall and Bianca Raabe 4 Discourses of nature: argumentation and power Philip Macnaghten; Part II The rhetorics of politics and identity; 5 Justifying injustice: broadcasters’ accounts of inequality in radio Rosalind Gill 6 Autobiography and change: rhetoric and authenticity of ‘Gothic’ style Sue Widdicombe 7 Discoursing jealousy Paul Stenner; Part III Discourse, action and the research process; 8 Case-conference analysis and action research Deborah Marks 9 against discursive imperialism, empiricism and constructionism: thirty-two problems with discourse analysis Ian Parker and Erica Burman; Name index; Subject Index