Identity is central to our social world, and its conceptualisation and description has changed radically over recent decades. What was traditionally theorised as a unified, coherent, cognitive phenomenon regulated by the self is now treated as a fluid, dynamic construct constituted in discourse. This constructionist and discursive frame for studying identity forms the basis for Discourse and Identity. Readers are introduced to a diverse range of methodological frameworks, including Conversation Analysis, Membership Categorisation Analysis, Narrative Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis.