Developing a Method of Critical Thematic Analysis for Qualitative Communication Inquiry. Issue 1 (1st January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lawless, Brandi; Chen, Yea-Wen
• Is Part Of: Howard journal of communications. Volume 30:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 92
• Page End: 106
• Publication Date: 2019-01-01
• Subjects: critical theory -- thematic analysis -- critical methodology; Communication -- Periodicals; 302.205
• DOI: 10.1080/10646175.2018.1439423
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-6175

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This case study elucidates a method of critical thematic analysis that the authors argue is useful as a methodological tool used to code and interpret in-depth, qualitative interview discourses. They extend Owen's (1984) articulation of thematic analysis via recurrence, repetition, and forcefulness by adding a method of closed coding that identifies the prominence of ideologies, power relations, and status-based hierarchies. This method is demonstrated through a case study of interviews with female immigrant faculty members. Critically informed themes are purposefully selected and explained, and implications for this methodological development are discussed.