CIRCLING THE DATA – LEARNING TO USE FEMINIST POSTSTRUCTURALIST DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
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New and novice qualitative researchers can be overwhelmed, and they may face uncertainty with the variety of available approaches when choosing their research methods. Feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis is a qualitative analysis method that has not been described extensively in the literature, despite variations in its application by different researchers. In this paper, the author will describe her use of these analytical methods for her doctoral research study. The aim of this paper is to provide researchers with an in-depth example of how feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis can be used in qualitative research. To begin, a brief description of the theoretical perspective, feminist poststructuralism, that informs feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis will be provided, followed by an outline of the analytical process that was used. Two examples of how the analysis methods were applied to the data will be shared. Strengths and challenges will be identified, and suggestions will be made for researchers who are interested in using this method of analysis. This first-person account contributes to improved understandings of discourse analysis generally, and feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis specifically. This account will be of particular interest to researchers new to discourse analysis or who are considering using feminist poststructuralist discourse analysis
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