{"product_id":"voices-of-illness-negotiating-meaning-and-identity-9789004390782","title":"Voices of Illness: Negotiating Meaning and Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a scholarly collection of interdisciplinary perspectives and practices that examine the positive potential of attending to the voices and stories of those who live and work with illness in real world settings. Its international contributors offer case studies and research projects illustrating how illness can disrupt, highlight and transform themes in personal narratives, forcing the creation of new biographies. As exercises in narrative development and autonomy, the evolving content and expression of illness stories are crucial to our understanding of the lived experience of those confronting life changes.   The international contributors to this volume demonstrate the importance of hearing, understanding and effectively liberating voices impacted by illness and change.   Contributors include Tineke Abma, Peter Bray, Verusca Calabria, Agnes Elling, Deborah Freedman, Alexandra Fidyk, Justyna Jajszczok, Naomi Krüger, Annie McGregor, Pam Morrison, Miranda Quinney, Yomna Saber, Elena Sharratt, Victorria Simpson-Gervin, Hans T. Sternudd, Mirjam Stuij, Anja Tramper, Alison Ward and Jane Youell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures  Notes on Contributors    Introduction: Voices of Illness   Peter Bray    Part 1: The Story, Identity and the Voice  1 Narrative Medicine and Storytelling: An Alternative Method for Healing    Victorria Simpson-Gervin    Part 2: Group Voices and Group Identity  2 AIDS Awakens Ancient Stories    Deborah Freedman  3 Life Story Sharing: A Therapeutic Intervention in Palliative Care   Miranda Quinney, Alison Ward and Jane Youell  4 The Collective Production of a Shared Narrative Surrounding Sexual Violence Trauma    Elena Sharratt    Part 3: Irreconcilable Voices: Liminal, Empowered, and Authentic  5 Stories of Journeys Home: Reuniting Ancestors, Images, and the Underworld    Alexandra Fidyk  6 Making and Sharing Meaning out of Terminal Illness    Pam Morrison and Annie McGregor  7 Toni Cade Bambara’s The Salt Eaters: Hearing the Silent Voice of Pain    Yomna Saber  8 Voices of Depression: An Analysis of a Collective Narrative    Hans T. Sternudd    Part 4: Ethical Stories: Voices in Research  9 A Shared Story of Professional Practice: Therapists Make Meaning of Spirituality    Peter Bray  10 Dementia Fiction: Giving Voice to an Experience beyond Language    Naomi Krüger  11 Developing a Relational Narrative about Diabetes: Towards a Polyphonic Story   Mirjam Stuij, Agnes Elling, Anja Tramper and Tineke Abma    Part 5: Challenges to the Institutional Illness Discourse  12 Self-Reflexivity in Oral History Research: The Role of Positionality and Emotions    Verusca Calabria  13 The Voiceless and the Vocal: Infection Literature and The Sign of the Four    Justyna Jajszczok    Name Index  Subject Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210768212311,"sku":"9789004390782","price":89.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/voices-of-illness-negotiating-meaning-and-identity-9789004390782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}