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Narrative Analysis — Narrative Inquiry
Narrative analysis is a qualitative research method, synthesised canonically by Catherine Kohler Riessman (2008), that examines how individuals storise their lived experiences and construct meaning through the telling. Drawing on life history, biographical, and narrative inquiry traditions, it treats the story itself — not just its content — as the unit of analysis, attending to temporal sequence, plot structure, and the social context in which a narrative is produced.
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- Riessman, C.K. (2008). Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences. Sage. link ↗
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