Everyday Imaginaries, Narratives and Strokes: An Ethnographic Exploration of Narratives among Stroke Patients and their Spouses
That a stroke is a disruptive event in many people's lives is no secret. That it also represents challenges to the communal construction of narratives between couples is less explored, and is the subject matter of this paper. With a narrative theoretical approach to ethnographic fieldwork condu...
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doaj-6dd3db8ec6a444e39954b703c4cf6f3d2020-11-24T23:44:27ZengLinköping University Electronic PressCulture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research2000-15252018-04-011018310110.3384/cu.2000.1525.181083Everyday Imaginaries, Narratives and Strokes: An Ethnographic Exploration of Narratives among Stroke Patients and their SpousesMichael AndersenThat a stroke is a disruptive event in many people's lives is no secret. That it also represents challenges to the communal construction of narratives between couples is less explored, and is the subject matter of this paper. With a narrative theoretical approach to ethnographic fieldwork conducted among couples where one partner has had a stroke, this article explores how everyday imaginaries are challenged when narratives are reassessed following a stroke. The paper suggests that sometimes the communal narratives are taken over by the part not directly afflicted by the stroke. Thus, when the non-afflicted spouse is in control of the narratives, they may be utilized as a way to monitor both the relationship as well as the brain of the spouse afflicted by the stroke.http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.181083IllnessNarrativesRelationshipsEthnographyEveryday Life |
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Everyday Imaginaries, Narratives and Strokes: An Ethnographic Exploration of Narratives among Stroke Patients and their Spouses |
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Everyday Imaginaries, Narratives and Strokes: An Ethnographic Exploration of Narratives among Stroke Patients and their Spouses |
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Everyday Imaginaries, Narratives and Strokes: An Ethnographic Exploration of Narratives among Stroke Patients and their Spouses |
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Everyday Imaginaries, Narratives and Strokes: An Ethnographic Exploration of Narratives among Stroke Patients and their Spouses |
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Everyday Imaginaries, Narratives and Strokes: An Ethnographic Exploration of Narratives among Stroke Patients and their Spouses |
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everyday imaginaries, narratives and strokes: an ethnographic exploration of narratives among stroke patients and their spouses |
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Linköping University Electronic Press |
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Culture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research |
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2000-1525 |
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2018-04-01 |
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That a stroke is a disruptive event in many people's lives is no secret. That it also represents challenges to the communal construction of narratives between couples is less explored, and is the subject matter of this paper. With a narrative theoretical approach to ethnographic fieldwork conducted among couples where one partner has had a stroke, this article explores how everyday imaginaries are challenged when narratives are reassessed following a stroke. The paper suggests that sometimes the communal narratives are taken over by the part not directly afflicted by the stroke. Thus, when the non-afflicted spouse is in control of the narratives, they may be utilized as a way to monitor both the relationship as well as the brain of the spouse afflicted by the stroke. |
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Illness Narratives Relationships Ethnography Everyday Life |
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