Towards a pluralist methodological approach: Combining performativity theory, discursive psychology and theories of affect

Qualitative Research in Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-221

  Scharff, Christina ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Discourse analysis; Methodological pluralism; Performativity; Psychoanalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958220278     PISSN: 14780887     EISSN: 14780895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14780887.2011.572739     Document Type: Article

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