Margaret Wetherell

Margaret Wetherell is a prominent academic in the area of discourse analysis. Her 1987 book, Discourse and Social Psychology: Beyond Attitudes and Behaviour, cowritten with Jonathan Potter, was very influential, particularly in social psychology, though also in other fields (e.g. Wood & Kroger, 2000). While discourse analysis has many different meanings, Wetherell's approach has been quite catholic in line with other anglophone discourse analysts like Gilbert & Mulkay (1984).

Wetherell is currently Professor of Social Psychology at the Open University in the United Kingdom, [1] and leads a collaboration on identity funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). [2]

Writings

• Potter, J., & Wetherell, M. (1987). Discourse and Social Psychology: Beyond Attitudes and Behaviour. London: Sage.
• Wetherell, M. (1998). Positioning and interpretative repertoires: Conversation analysis and post-structuralism in dialogue. Discourse and Society, 9(3), 387-412.
• Wetherell, M. (1999). Beyond Binaries Theory and Psychology, 9(3), 399-406.
• Wetherell, M. (2001a). Debates in Discourse Research In M. Wetherell, S. Taylor & S. J. Yates (Eds.), Discourse Theory and Practice - A Reader (pp. 380–399). London: Sage.
• Wetherell, M. (2001b). Editor's Introduction In M. Wetherell, S. Taylor & S. J. Yates (Eds.), Discourse Theory and Practice: A Reader. (pp. 9–13). London: Sage Publications.
• Wetherell, M. (2001c). Themes in Discourse Analysis: The Case of Diana In M. Wetherell, S. Taylor & S. J. Yates (Eds.), Discourse Theory and Practice - A Reader. London: Sage.
• Wetherell, M., & Edley, N. (1998). Gender Practices: Steps in the Analysisof Men and Masculinities In K. Henwood, C. Griffin & A. Phoenix (Eds.), Standpoints and Differences:Essays in the Practice of Feminist Psychology (pp. 165 – 173). London: Sage.
• Wetherell, M., & Edley, N. (1999). Negotiating Hegemonic Masculinity: Imaginary Positions and Psycho-Discursive Practices Feminism Psychology, 9(3), 335-356.
• Wetherell, M., & Potter, J. (1988). Discourse Analysis and the identification of interpretative repertoires. In C. Antaki (Ed.), Analysing everyday explanation: a casebook of methods. London: Sage.
• Wetherell, M., & Still, A. (1998). Realism and Relativism In R. Sapsford, A. Still, D. Miell, R. Stevens & M. Wetherell (Eds.), Theory and Social Psychology (pp. 99–114): Sage.
• Wetherell, M., Stiven, H. & Potter, J. (1987). Unequal egalitarianism: A preliminary study of discourses concerning gender and employment opportunities. British Journal of Social Psychology, 26, 59±71.
• Wetherell, M., Taylor, S., & Yates, S. J. (Eds.). (2001). Discourse as Data: A Guide for Analysis London: Sage.
• Wetherell, M., Taylor, S., & Yates, S. J. (Eds.). (2001). Discourse Theory and Practice: A Reader London: Sage Publications.

References

• Gilbert, G. N., & Mulkay, M. (1984). Opening Pandora's Box: A Sociological Analysis of Scientists' discourse Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Wood, L. A., & Kroger, R. (2000).Doing Discourse Analysis London: Sage.

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