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Practice and the Politics of Interpretation: Narrative Analysis

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Qualitative Research for Physical Culture

Abstract

In this chapter, we will

  • Introduce the term narrative;

  • Discuss personal narratives, life stories and life histories as narrative methods;

  • Discuss different ways of analysing empirical material from these methods;

  • Discuss memory work as a narrative method.

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Further reading

  • Allin, L. & Humberstone, B. (2006). ‘Exploring careership in outdoor education and the lives of women outdoor educators’. Sport, Education and Society, 11, 135–53 (life history).

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  • Carless, D. & Douglas, K. (2008). ‘Narrative identity, and mental health: How men with severe mental illness restory life through sport and exercise’. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 9, 576–94.

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  • Clandinin J. (2007). Handbook of narrative inquiry: Mapping a methodology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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  • Dablaso, D. M. (2009). Catching stories: A practical guide to oral history. Athens, OH: Swallow.

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  • Jones, R. L., Glintmeyer, N. & McKenzie, A. (2005). ‘Slim bodies, eating disorders and the coach-athlete relationship: A tale of identity creation and disruption’. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 40, 377–91.

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  • Phoenix, C. & Sparkes, A. C. (2007). ‘Sporting bodies, ageing, narrative mapping and young team athletes: An analysis of possible selves’. Sport, Education and Society, 12, 1–17.

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  1. University of Alberta, Canada

    Pirkko Markula

  2. University of Bath, UK

    Michael Silk

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Markula, P., Silk, M. (2011). Practice and the Politics of Interpretation: Narrative Analysis. In: Qualitative Research for Physical Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305632_6

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