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Doing Narrative Research

Analysing Personal Stories Line by Line

Heather Fraser

Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Canada fraserh{at}cc.umanitoba.ca

This article seeks to contribute to discussions about how narrative analysis might be undertaken. I do this by exploring one method of narrative approach to analyse personal stories. Before considering some of the issues associated with narrative research, I comment on the rise of the ‘narrative moment’. I then provide ways to conceptualize narrative research. In the final part of the discussion, I discuss ways to conduct narrative research. In so doing, I provide concrete details about how personal stories might be analysed line by line.

Key Words: critical social work • interpretation • narrative analysis • social context • storytelling • subjectivity

Qualitative Social Work, Vol. 3, No. 2, 179-201 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1473325004043383
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