Category Archives: Narrative

New Book Review: Imko Meyenburg (@ImkoTjado) discusses “Discordant Pandemic Narratives in the U.S.” edited by Shing-Ling S. Chen and Nicole Allaire #sssi #sociology #media #narrative

We have just published Imko Meyenburg’s review of “”Discordant Pandemic Narratives in the U.S.” edited by Shing-Ling S. Chen and Nicole Allaire. SSSI Members can download the review by clicking the image below HERE. To joinSSSI and subscribe to Symbolic Interaction from … Continue reading

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New Article: Imko Meyenburg (@ImkoTjado) ““Brexit Means Brexit!”: Investigating the Production of Social Phenomena in Political Discourses” https://doi.org/10.1002/symb.615 #sssi #naa

In the UK, we are still feeling the vibrations of the 2016 Brexit referendum, the referendum in which British voters decided for the country to leave the European Union. In his article “‘Brexit means Brexit!’: Investigating the Production of Social … Continue reading

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New Article “A Blumerian Approach to Storytelling” by Matthew J. Cousineau – https://doi.org/10.1002/symb.518 #sssi #sociology #Blumer cc @sociologylens

We progressively publish articles for the Special Issue on ‘Blumerian Symbolic Interactionism’. The latest article is Matthew J. Cousineau’s (Auburn University) “A Blumerian Approach to Storytelling”. In the article Cousineau revisits Blumer’s work on life histories and symbolic interactionism and … Continue reading

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New Article: ““We Share Our Stories and Risk Losing It All”: Activist‐Storytelling as Edgework in the Undocumented Youth Movement” by Emily R. Cabaniss & Heather Shay https://doi.org/10.1002/symb.503 #sssi #sociology #storytelling #edgework cc @sociologylens

Most research on edgework has focused on how individuals manage voluntary risk‐taking. Emily R. Cabaniss and Heather Shay, however, show how undocumented youth activists collectively leveraged cultural capital to encourage risky forms of public storytelling by positioning those who participated in … Continue reading

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New on Early View: M. Lorek ‘The (Ir)relevance of the German Reunification in Autobiographical Narratives of East Germans’ #sssi #sociology

We have just published Melanie Lorek’s article “The (Ir)relevance of the German Reunification in Autobiographical Narratives of East Germans”. In her article Lorek examines the narratives of East Germans who reflect on the relevance of the German Reunificiation for their … Continue reading

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New Article on Early View: ‘Narrative Manhood Acts’ by D. Schrock and colleagues #sssi #sociology

A new article has been published on Early View of Symbolic Interaction. SSSI Members can download the article by clicking on the image below. To join SSSI and subscribe to Symbolic Interaction from $31 (£23) please click HERE. Abstract We analyze … Continue reading

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New Book Review on Early View: David R. Gibson on Ira J. Cohen’s ‘Solitary Action’ #sssi #sociology

We have just published David R. Gibson’s review of Ira J. Cohen’s book “Solitary Action”. Members of SSSI can access the review by clicking on the image below. To join SSSI and subscribe to Symbolic Interaction from $31 (£23) please click … Continue reading

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New on Early View: Daina Cheyenne Harvey’s Review of ‘Narratives of Crisis’ by Seeger & Sellnow #sssi #sociology #narrative

There is lot of interest in narrative analysis in sociology. Daina Cheyenne Harvey who recently published an article concerned with discourses related to the aftermath of hurricane Katrina review Mathew W. Seeger and Timothy L. Sellnow’s ‘Narratives of Crisis’. His review of … Continue reading

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