Joanne B Mulcahy
Biographic Data
| ID | 176812 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanne B Mulcahy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanne B |
| FAMILY NAME | Mulcahy |
| SIGNATURE | MULCAHY J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lewis & Clark College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Magical Thinking
Based on 20 years of fieldwork and friendship with a Mexican curandera , the author blends ethnographic writing and creative nonfiction to explore the work of Eva Castellanoz of Nyssa, Oregon. 1 The article describes a healing the author witnessed at Eva's home, possible outcomes for the client, the future of Mexican healing in the United States, and a different view of the “magical thinking” that critics use to dismiss curanderismo
Really Writing Culture
The Root and the Flower
This article explores the use of metaphor by traditional artist and curandera Eva Castellanoz, of Nyssa, Oregon. Her metaphors build on Catholic images as well as those of animals, plants, and other aspects of the natural world. In teaching Latino youth in her community, in everyday speech, and through enactment in healing rituals, Eva's metaphors forge new meaning from disparate semantic domains, urging transformation for the people who seek her…
Weave and Mend
On a fine June day in 1995, Ruth Carr, an Irish poet and editor, picked me up at the Belfast bus terminal. As she patiently cradled her seven-month-old baby, Amy, I argued with the counter clerk about where to store my bag. Not in the station, he assured me, because, Ye just don't know what's in a wee bag, now do ye? My duffel finally landed across the street at the Europa, the most frequently bombed hotel in Europe. This was not my first confron…
Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Elders
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Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Elders
Weave and Mend
On a fine June day in 1995, Ruth Carr, an Irish poet and editor, picked me up at the Belfast bus terminal. As she patiently cradled her seven-month-old baby, Amy, I argued with the counter clerk about where to store my bag. Not in the station, he assured me, because, Ye just don't know what's in a wee bag, now do ye? My duffel finally landed across the street at the Europa, the most frequently bombed hotel in Europe. This was not my first confron…
Really Writing Culture
The Root and the Flower
This article explores the use of metaphor by traditional artist and curandera Eva Castellanoz, of Nyssa, Oregon. Her metaphors build on Catholic images as well as those of animals, plants, and other aspects of the natural world. In teaching Latino youth in her community, in everyday speech, and through enactment in healing rituals, Eva's metaphors forge new meaning from disparate semantic domains, urging transformation for the people who seek her…
Magical Thinking
Based on 20 years of fieldwork and friendship with a Mexican curandera , the author blends ethnographic writing and creative nonfiction to explore the work of Eva Castellanoz of Nyssa, Oregon. 1 The article describes a healing the author witnessed at Eva's home, possible outcomes for the client, the future of Mexican healing in the United States, and a different view of the “magical thinking” that critics use to dismiss curanderismo
Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Alternative medicine (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (1 works) · Citation (1 works)