An illness of one’s own. Memoir as art form and research as witness
An illness of one’s own. Memoir as art form and research as witness
Author(s): Arthur W. FrankSubject(s): Cognitive Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Health and medicine and law, Sociology of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: illness narrative; healing; suffering; storytelling; healthcare research;
Summary/Abstract: The author reviews his own experiences of writing an illness memoir, asking what makes such storytelling possible. How telling stories about suffering can precipitate healing is then considered. Finally, the argument pivots to health care research, asking what sort of research would be consistent with the ideas about illness that have been expressed.
Journal: Zeszyty Pracy Socjalnej
- Issue Year: 23/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 77-85
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
