Narrrative

Analysis
A Group 5 Presentation
Table of Contents
DEFINITION
CHARACTERISTICS
TYPES OF NARRATIVE ANALYSIS
ACTIVITY
ADDITIONAL INFO
Definition
Narrative analysis is a method of
interpreting and understanding
human experiences through the
analysis of stories and narratives.
It involves the examination of the
structure, content, and context of
a story or narrative, with the goal
of uncovering its underlying
meaning, themes, and cultural
significance.
 Characteristics
Focus on the Interpretive Multimodal
story approach
Narrative analysis Narrative analysis is Narrative analysis
centers on the an interpretive can include the
story or narrative approach that seeks analysis of various
itself, rather than to understand the elements, such as
on external factors meaning of the story, language, plot,
or contexts. rather than simply character, setting,
describing it. and imagery.
 Characteristics
Contextual Recursive
Narrative analysis Narrative analysis is
considers the a recursive process,
cultural, social, and in which the analyst
historical context goes back and forth
in which the between the parts
narrative was and the whole of the
produced. narrative.
 TOPICAL STORIES
A restricted story about one
Types of specific moment in time with a
plot, characters, and setting, but
Narrative doesn’t encompass the entirety of
a person’s life.
Analysis Example: a research participant’s
answer to a single interview
question
 PERSONAL NARRATIVE
Personal narratives come from a
Types of long interview or a series of long
narrative interviews that give an
Narrative extended account of someone’s life.
Example: a researcher conducting an
Analysis in-depth interview, or a series of in-
depth interviews with an individual
over an extended period of time.
 ENTIRE LIFE STORY
Constructed from a collection of
Types of interviews, observations, and
documents about a person’s life.
Narrative Example: a historian putting together
the biography of someone’s life from
Analysis past artifacts.
 More Information
The term "narrative research" has a fairly broad definition
and can refer to a variety of research methods that are
centered on gathering and utilizing narratives.
A more focused method of looking at an individual’s life
experiences is called narrative inquiry

Narrative analysis can be used in many fields, including

literature, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. It can
help us understand how people make sense of their
experiences, how cultural beliefs and values are transmitted,
and how power relations are established and maintained
through stories.
This is a restricted story about one specific moment
in time with a plot, characters, and setting, but
doesn’t encompass the entirety of a person’s life.

A. TROPICAL STORIES
B. TOPICAL STORIES
C. NARRATIVE ANNALYSIS
D. PERSONAL NARRATIVE
This comes from a long interview or a series of long
narrative interviews that give an extended account
of someone’s life.

A. TROPICAL STORIES
B. TOPICAL STORIES
C. NARRATIVE ANNALYSIS
D. PERSONAL NARRATIVE
Constructed from a collection of interviews,
observations, and documents about a person’s life.

A. TROPICAL STORIES
B. ENTIRE LIFE STORY
C. NARRATIVE ANALYSIS
D. PERSONAL NARRATIVE
Thank You!
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