Innovations and Challenges in Identity Research

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Innovations and Challenges in Identity Research examines established and emergent issues within identity research. This innovative book adopts a disciplinary transcendentapproach, drawing on a range of social science, humanities and human science disciplines on the way to a detailed consideration of: the history of identity as a construct the components of a poststructuralist/social constructivist approach to identity the prospect of a Marxist political economy approach to identity the interrelationship between structure and agency and a model of structuring spheres an expanded version of positioning theory the digital universe as the future of identity research. Leading researcher David Block provides a personal take on this key topic of study in applied linguistics and explains why and how discourse analysis is still a useful means through which we can understand identity today. The book is essential reading for students and academics studying and researching within the area of language and identity. Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1 Revisiting Identity: A Short, Selective History Introduction Preliminary Matters Frantz Fanon and Postcoloniality/decoloniality Beyond Fanon: The Post-/decolonial Legacy Developments in the Social Sciences: The Rise of Globalisation The Turn to Identity: The Groundbreaking Work of Giddens and Others Risk, Reflexivity and Individualisation Stuart Hall and the Influence of Cultural Studies Technology and Identity Conclusion: Towards an Understanding of Identity 2 Key Elements in the Poststructuralist/social Constructivist Approach to Identity Introduction Emergentism, Heteroglossia and Performativity Multimodality Indexicality and Style Belonging, Stigma, Authenticity and Ambivalence Identity Inscriptions Multiple Selves, Multiple Scales Conclusion 3 Towards a Marxist Approach to Identity: From Recognition and Redistribution Debates to a Historical Materialist View of Being in the World Introduction Recognition and Redistribution Marxist Historical Materialism Marxist Humanism Examples of Marxist Humanism Inequality, Class, Class Struggle and Class Warfare Ideology, Power and Resistance Conclusion Note 4 From Structure and Agency to Structuring Spheres Introduction Understandings of Structure and Agency Bringing Structure More Prominently Into the Equation Spheres of Structures Shaping Our Lives Conclusion 5 Expanding Positioning Theory Introduction Positioning Theory and Narrative Inquiry Orders in Positioning Theory Positioning Theory and the Narrative Turn Expanding Positioning Theory Critical Discourse Studies and PT A New Model of Positioning Theory Conclusion 6 Applying the Expanded Model of Positioning Theory: An Example Introduction Background Excerpt 1: On School Trajectory and Studies Excerpt 2: Racism and Inclusion/exclusion Excerpt 3: Immigration and the Hard Road to Belonging Discussion Excerpt 4: Contrasting Spanish and Chinese Students Conclusion 7 Conclusion Introduction The Digital Age and Identity Algorithmic Identities and Influencers The Digital Divide and Class Conclusion References Index