{"product_id":"narrative-medicine-9780367893774","title":"Narrative Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarrative Medicine: A Rhetorical Rx\u003c\/em\u003e rests on the principles that storytelling is central to medical encounters between caregivers and patients and that narrative competence enhances medical competence. Thus, the book''s goal is to develop the narrative competence of its reader. Grounded in the rhetorical theory of narrative that Phelan has been constructing over the course of his career, this volume utilizes a three-step method:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffering a jargon-free explication of core concepts of narrative such as character, progression, perspective, time, and space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemonstrating how to use those concepts to interpret a diverse group of medical narratives, including two graphic memoirs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePointing to the relevance of those demonstrations for caregiver-patient interactions. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrative Medicine: A Rhetorical Rx is the ideal volume for undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare, students in medical \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter One\u003c\/strong\u003e Narrative as Rhetoric and the Art of Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Two\u003c\/strong\u003e Principles and Activities of Rhetorical Reading: Understanding, Overstanding, and Springboarding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Three\u003c\/strong\u003e Character and Progression I: Understanding and Overstanding Richard Selzer’s \"Imelda\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Four\u003c\/strong\u003e Character and Progression II: Colm Toibin’s \"One Minus One\" as Portrait Narrative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Five\u003c\/strong\u003e Somebody Telling I: Authors, Narrators, Characters, and Occasions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Six\u003c\/strong\u003e Somebody Telling II: Perspective and Voice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Seven\u003c\/strong\u003e Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Eight\u003c\/strong\u003e Space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Nine\u003c\/strong\u003e From Print to Comics: Toward a Rhetoric of Graphic Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Ten\u003c\/strong\u003e Fictionality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter Eleven\u003c\/strong\u003e Rhetorical Narrative Medicine Workshops: Understanding, Overstanding, Springboarding\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018087432535,"sku":"9780367893774","price":112.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367893774.jpg?v=1750775592","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/narrative-medicine-9780367893774","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}