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Park, Hyechong. “Writing and identity.” Studies in English Language & Literature. 36.3(2010): 215-233. The debate on identity is dichotomized between a single self in the tradition of conventional psychology and multiple selves in the traditions of sociology, social psychology, and post-structuralism. By deconstructing competing theoretical debates regarding identity, this paper examines the relationship between writing and identity. As identity is performed in writing through social relations of roles in the discourse community, the link between the self and the discourse community is conceptualized in terms of (a) initiation to the community, (b) multivocality of conflicts across communities and sub-communities, and (c) repositioning in the community. The self is not just a passive participant in the relationship with discourse communities but also a social agent who has the power to change and transform authoritative discourse communities with borderlands consciousness. (Pusan National University)