Researching Life Stories: Method, Theory and Analyses in a Biographical Age

@inproceedings{Goodley2004ResearchingLS,
  title={Researching Life Stories: Method, Theory and Analyses in a Biographical Age},
  author={Dan Goodley and Rebecca Lawthom and Peter J. Clough and Michelle Moore},
  year={2004}
}
Part 1: Four Life Stories: 1. Gerry O' Toole: A Design for Life 2. ' I'd never met a vegetarian, never mind a lesbian': Colleen's story 3. Research and Narrative and the Death Story of David Hope 4. 'Frank' Part 2: Doing Life Story Research 5. Approaching: Methodology in Life Story Research 6. Doing: Method in Life Story Research 7. Informing: Epistemology in Life Story Research Part 3: Making Sense of Life Stories 8. Frameworks: Analyses in Life Story Research 9. Findings: Four Analyses of… 
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