NEW BOOK: Discourse and Identity

[Maria Lucia Rocha-Coutinho]

Dear Prof. Stokoe,

I am an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Federal University of Rio 
de Janeiro, Brazil, and for several years now I have been developing 
research in the area of discourse and identity.  I am very much interested 
in having your new book and I would like to know how can I order a 
copy.  Thank you very much,  Maria Lúcia Rocha-Coutinho.At 16:19 12/03/06 
+0000, you wrote:

>Another new book announcement.
>
>Published end March 2006:
>
>Benwell, B., & Stokoe, E. (2006). Discourse and Identity. Edinburgh: 
>Edinburgh University Press.
>
>The book is aimed at advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and academics 
>interested in analyzing identity, and includes a strong focus on gender 
>throughout.
>
>
>Reviews:
>
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>"Engaging with a range of current theories and methods of discourse 
>analysis, Discourse and Identity offers a critical overview of the ways in 
>which researchers have approached the concept of identity. Benwell and 
>Stokoe draw on an impressive variety of discourse contexts, from ordinary 
>conversation among friends to magazine advertisements, from online 
>interaction to talk about the neighbors. While Discourse and Identity 
>illustrates a number of different approaches in depth, including 
>discursive psychology, critical discourse analysis, and several types of 
>narrative analysis, the book’s particular strength is in demonstrating the 
>techniques and advantages of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis as 
>tools for illuminating the workings of identity as an interactional 
>achievement. Students and scholars alike will find the text a helpful 
>resource in navigating the broad field of discourse and identity research."
>
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>Mary Bucholtz, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, 
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>Santa Barbara
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>“Benwell and Stokoe have produced an indispensable guide for any student 
>or scholar interested in discourse and identity. This is a deft and highly 
>accessible overview of a complex emerging body of knowledge. The authors 
>move confidently, with great panache, from social theory to the micro 
>details of linguistic analysis, taking in the latest work on spatial, 
>virtual and commodified identities along the way. A neat and illuminating 
>example can be found on every page, along with an important insight and an 
>original line of argument. Discourse and Identity is the first scholarly 
>map of the field and is a ‘must own book’ for every identity researcher.”
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>
>Professor Margaret Wetherell, Director ESRC Identities Programme, Social 
>Sciences, Open University.
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