1st Edition

Suicide and the Self A Discourse Analysis Approach to Self-Narratives of Suicide

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

This book centres on self-accounts of suicidal behavior, using a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) approach to offer a qualitative perspective within current suicidology and suicide prevention research. Suicide and the Self: A Discourse Analysis Approach to Self-Narratives of Suicide is the first qualitative study to explore suicide through the eyes of the person experiencing it. The volume... Read more

Chapter 1. Suicide and the Self

Chapter 2. Self in Suicide

Chapter 3. Self and Agency

Chapter 4. Romanticisation of Suicide

Chapter 5. Self in Interaction

Chapter 6. Parents and Suicide

Chapter 7. Legacy of the Self

Chapter 8. The Emotional Self

Chapter 9. Conclusions

Index

Biography

Dariusz Galasiński is a Professor in the Institute of Journalism at the University of Wroclaw, Poland.

Justyna Ziółkowska is an Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Psychology, SWPS University, Poland.