Ward Atmospheres of Horror and Healing: a Comparative Analysis of Narrative  

Oleh:

Edvardsson, David ; Rasmussen, Birgit Holritz ; Riessman, Catherine Kohler

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine vol. 7 no. 4 (Oct. 2003), page 377–396.
Topik: aesthetics; healing; horror; narrative analysis; ward atmosphere
Fulltext: 377H74.pdf (84.92KB)

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Aspects of a social setting profoundly influence personal experience in the setting. The purpose of our study was to further understand the phenomenon of ward atmosphere through a detailed case study. One narrator describes and contrasts two ward experiences, one where she lost her mother through death, and the other where she became a mother through birthing. Using classic storytelling forms, she develops a long narrative juxtaposing the two settings: one healing, the other horrifying. Close examination of narrative structure and aesthetics of the illness narrative shows how the narrator forges a discourse about the moral life – how healing should occur. Experiences in the two settings continue to have significance in her subjectivity. The research suggests aspects of ward atmosphere that warrant further investigation.

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