DISCOURSE AND IDENTITY // BSU bulletin. Philosophy. - 2018. №2. Филология. Philology. - С. 14-18.

DISCOURSE AND IDENTITY

DOI: 10.18101/1994-0866-2018-2-2-14-18 UDK: 81‘42:81‘27

The article gives a brief overview of the modern approaches in studying identity, dis- course and discursive identity. The author outlines the four main trends in studying dis- course and identity: social constructionism (identity is a process), membership categorization analysis (people divide the society into ―the members I know and want to be with‖ and ―the members I do not know‖), the anti-essentialist vision of the ‗self‘ (identity is dynamic), and indexality (identity is discursive). Further on the author refers to the traditional approach to viewing identity and dwells upon a special role of language and text in constructing identity. Identity is not only manifested but is also formed in discourse through various social practices. The author concludes that identity has a situa- tional nature which is constructed and revealed in interactions.

discursive identity; discourse; social constructionism; membership categori- zation analysis; the anti-essentialist vision of the ‗self‘; indexality, narrative identity.