Sue Widdicombe

My research has dealt with the topics of self and identities. Identity is recognised as important throughout the human sciences, and there are many different perspectives on the nature of identity. What characterises my approach is a concern to study how individuals ‘do’ identity, that is, how they construct and mobilise particular identities in interaction with others and with what effects (interpersonal, social, ideological). Related to this is an interest in interaction, discursive psychology and conversation analysis.