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McKinlay & McVittie - Identities in Context

McKinlay, A., & McVittie, C. (2011). Identities in Context: Individuals and Discourse in Action. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1405191197

This book is a comprehensive guide to discursive research on issues relating to identity across a variety of contexts. Following an informative introductory chapter, it takes up the subjects of the relationship between national identities and discourse, ethnic and religious identities, gender identities, health identities, identities and the law, work organisation identities, and virtual identities. In sum, the book provides a comprehensive outlook on different aspects of discourse and identity, and an overview of how discursive research has contributed to the understanding of various phenomena.

McKinlay & McVittie “Identities in Context: Individuals and Discourse in Action”