Ed Res Seminar Series - Digging Deep into Narratives - Metaphor Analysis as a Qualitative Research Tool
Wednesday 31 May 2023, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Venue
Online (Zoom)Open to
All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, Applicants, External Organisations, Families and young people, Postgraduates, Prospective International Students, Prospective Postgraduate Students, Prospective Undergraduate Students, Public, Staff, UndergraduatesRegistration
Free to attend - registration requiredRegistration Info
To register to watch the seminar via Zoom, please email Dee Daglish for the link and password, which will be sent to you a day or two before the seminar.
There will be a chance to ask questions at the end of the seminar presentation via Zoom
Here is a link where participants can test their device prior to a Zoom meeting.
Event Details
Metaphor analysis is a powerful tool for interpreting narratives. Emanating from Lakoff and Johnson’s epistemology of “embodied realism”, it involves a close examination of metaphors bringing together mind and body.
The seminar explores this methodology’s potential through the presentation of metaphors used by two male kindergarten teachers in their career narratives. We will unpack the theory, and present our analysis, demonstrating how the metaphors along with the socio-cultural context of each man’s career reveal an in-depth understanding of their career choices and professional development.
Speakers
Orot Yisrael Academic College, Elkana, Israel
David Brody is Associate Professor of Education. His career spans a lifetime of work with young children, teacher education, and research in Early Childhood Education, focused on professional development of teacher educators and men in early childhood.
University of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany
Markus Andrä is Professor for Social Work with experience as researcher, preschool teacher, social worker, and teacher in the vocational training of ECEC practitioners. He encourages students not only to criticize social conditions, but also to search for liberating alternative courses of action.
Contact Details
| Name | Dee Daglish |