| Description |
1 online resource (x, 228 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in narrative (SiN),
1568-2706 ;
volume 27
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Studies in narrative ; v. 27.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction and aims -- Theoretical and conceptual framework -- Methodology -- Participants -- Identity in narrative -- Navigating structure and agency -- Social and cultural capital -- A longitudinal exploration of employable identity negotiation -- Negotiating an employable identity in the workplace -- Discussion -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Incorporating both interview and workplace data, this book examines the discursive and social challenges that former refugees encounter as they navigate successes and failures in the New Zealand labour market. Over five chapters of microlevel discourse analysis - drawing on Bamberg & Georgakopoulou's (2008) positioning, and interactional sociolinguistic literature - themes emerge of narrative, social and cultural capital (Bourdieu, 1986), linguistic agency, and wider capital-D Discourses (Gee, 1990) surrounding refugeehood. Of particular interest in this study is the inclusion of a longitudinal study of former refugees' trajectories in the labour market, and the combination of both interview and authentic workplace interactional data, providing rich insight into the multiple and ongoing challenges new arrivals face in their negotiation of employability. This book will be of interest to those engaged in research around migration (particularly those focused on forced migration), employment, language and identity, and narrative identity"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Refugees -- Employment -- New Zealand.
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Refugees -- Employment. |
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New Zealand. |
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Refugees. |
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Foreign workers -- New Zealand.
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Foreign workers. |
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Labor supply -- New Zealand.
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Labor supply. |
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Employability -- New Zealand.
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Employability. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Greenbank, Emily. Discursive navigation of employable identities in the narratives of former refugees Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2020. 9789027205568 (DLC) 2020003876 |
| ISBN |
9789027261175 electronic book |
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9027261172 electronic book |
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9789027205568 hardcover acid-free paper |
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