Identities in Context

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"The book, on the whole, is an excellent introduction todiscourse and identity, balancing the need for engagement in thefield of research and in-depth discussions of the issues withcomprehensive coverage of the features and aspects of identities.It achieves this in an elegant way, making the concepts and debatesclear and coherent for a wide audience." (Discourseand Communication, 1 October 2013)"...it is a book that I am happy to recommend to my students, it isclearly written and takes students and interested readers through ajourney of some of the significant contributions that discursiveidentity research has made." (QMiP Bulletin, 2012)A very fluent, appealing and above all accessible book. The authorshave presented the discursive approach to identities in a way thatstudents will find attractive and intelligible. It's a pleasure toread, and brings some welcome order to a fast-changing intellectuallandscape. A real achievement. --Charles Antaki, Professor of Language andSocial Psychology, Loughborough University, UK McKinlay and McVittie have triumphed again; this is anilluminated synthesis of work on identities and discourse. The accessible and engaging style will delight students and newresearchers alike, offering neat empirical examples and summariesof contemporary research in the field. The focus on identityin everyday life offers a particular charm. This is identityin all its enacted, contested, moment-to-moment magic. --Sally Wiggins, Lecturer in Psychology,University of Strathclyde, UK.