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Unraveling - An Autoethnography of Suicide and Renewal
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Unraveling - An Autoethnography of Suicide and Renewal
Series: Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives
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Unraveling: An Autoethnography of Suicide and Renewal, is an
autoethnographic story that explores the intricate relationship
among trauma, marginality, and mental health. It follows Mike
Alvarez, a precocious gay teenager from an immigrant Filipino
family who loses his grip on reality as he succumbs to so-called
mental illness. Divided into two parts, the first half of the book
uses evocative storytelling and in-the-moment narration to capture
the slow descent into anxiety, paranoia, depression, and
suicidality, as experienced by the author during young adulthood.
The second half of the book critically reflects upon the story
through a series of analytic chapters. In these chapters, the
author considers the role of narrative in cultivating empathy for
the mentally ill, the psychiatric-industrial complex’s
obstruction of that empathy, and the moral dilemmas
autoethnographers face when writing about self, other, and the
social world. This book will be suitable for scholars in the social
sciences, communication studies, and healthcare who study and use
autoethnography in their research. It will also be of value to
those interested in firsthand accounts of madness, as told by
members of marginalized communities.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Writing Lives: Ethnographic Narratives |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
M F Alvarez
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
150 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-234646-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-03-234646-9 |
Barcode: |
9781032346465 |
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