The different traditions that have inspired the contributors to this volume can be divided along three different orientations, one that is rooted predominantly

The relationship between language, discourse and identity has always been a major area of sociolinguistic investigation. In more recent times, the field has bee

Narratives are fundamental to our lives: we dream, plan, complain, endorse, entertain, teach, learn, and reminisce through telling stories. They provide hopes,

This book explores the changing meanings of place for our identities and life stories in the 21st century, using an empirical approach developed in narrative an

Is each of us the main character in a story we tell about ourselves, or is this narrative understanding of selfhood misguided and possibly harmful? Are selves a