Beyond the Spoken Word: An Introduction to Psychosocial Thematic Analysis

The event will introduce the methodological foundations of PTA, giving a context for how it developed, and taking the audience through its key principles, including the “triadic attentiveness”. We will illustrate how triadic attentiveness guides the developments of psychosocial themes and interpretations across the six phases. Finally, we will offer some thoughts on what reflexivity means in PTA.

Psychosocial Thematic Analysis (PTA) is an emergent, qualitative analytical approach that explores the interplay between individual psychic lives and wider social dynamics. The event is co-hosted with the Association for Psychosocial Studies.

The seminar is open to all; it welcomes postgraduate students, early-career researchers and academics interested in qualitative methodologies, psychosocial research and psychoanalytically informed approaches. No prior experience of psychosocial research is required.