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Health, Illness and Culture Lars-Christer Hyden

Health, Illness and Culture By Lars-Christer Hyden

Health, Illness and Culture by Lars-Christer Hyden


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This book offers a broad overview and critical analysis of the present state of the field of illness narratives, encompassing clinical case studies, ethnographic field studies and autobiographical case studies.

Health, Illness and Culture Summary

Health, Illness and Culture: Broken Narratives by Lars-Christer Hyden

This collection of essays examines the interrelations between illness, disability, health, society, and culture. The contributors examine how narratives have emerged and been utilized within these areas to help those who have experienced d injury, disability, dementia, pain, grief, or psychological trauma to express their stories. Encompassing clinical case studies, ethnographic field studies and autobiographical case studies, Health, Illness and Culture offers a broad overview and critical analysis of the present state of illness narratives within the fields of health and social welfare.

About Lars-Christer Hyden

Lars-Christer Hyden is Professor of Health Communication at Linkoeping University, Sweden. His main focus is on the role of narrative in the cultural interplay of illness and health. Jens Brockmeier, a Senior Researcher at Free University Berlin, Germany, is a Visiting Professor in the Psychology Department of the University of Manitoba, Canada, and at the Center for Narrative Research of the University of East London's School of Social Science, Media, and Cultural Science.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: From the Retold to the Performed Story Lars-Christer Hyden and Jens Brockmeier 2. Language, Experience, and the Traumatic Gap: How to Talk About 9/11? Jens Brockmeier 3. Broken and Vicarious Voices in Narratives Lars-Christer Hyden 4. Talking About the Unthinkable: Neurotrauma and the Catastrophic Reaction Maria I. Medved & Jens Brockmeier 5. Stories That Are Ready to Break Cheryl Mattingly 6. Globally Distributed Silences, and Broken Narratives about HIV Georg Drakos 7. Taking Care of the Dead: Broken Narratives of Internment Arthur W. Frank 8. You Have to Ask a Little: Troublesome Storytelling about Contested Illness Pia Bulow 9. Break-Up Narratives Margareta Hyden 10. Beyond Narrative: Dementia's Tragic Promise Mark Freeman. Contributors. Index.

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NLS9780415898003
9780415898003
0415898005
Health, Illness and Culture: Broken Narratives by Lars-Christer Hyden
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2011-07-29
190
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