Curated by Abodid Sahoo
Research papersI keep coming back to.
Written by their respective authors, not by me. Collected here for their connections to autoethnography, photography, grief, memory and human emotions.
The reading shelf
Grief
An article on families who have suffered the death of a child and their efforts to try to have children again. Reports that some experts believe the best way for parents to get over a death is to have another child, even with the risk of genetic disorders.
Illustrates how autoethnography can research complex emotional experiences but is subject to cultural feeling/display rules that interfere with emotional engagement. Critically revisits myths about autoethnography (narcissistic, therapeutic, authentic) and suggests it is complicated and non-linear.
A thesis titled "SILENT GRIEF: NARRATIVES OF BEREAVED ADULT SIBLINGS," submitted for a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The work focuses on the experiences of adult siblings coping with bereavement.
Examines psychotherapists' stories of their work with suicidal clients, focusing on the meaning of life and death in this therapeutic context.