Linita Eapen Mathew
Biographic Data
| ID | 9597631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linita Eapen Mathew |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linita Eapen |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathew |
| SIGNATURE | MATHEW L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8911-8114 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Living with loss
Our lives are rooted in narratives and narrative practices. We depend on stories almost as much as we depend on the air we breathe. Air keeps us alive; stories give meaning to our existence. They b
The impact of expressive storytelling on grieving
After my father's death, writing became a tool to alleviate my suffering. Using evocative autoethnography, I examined if written, first-person storytelling that leaned on expressive writing techniques could help me actively process and effectively move through my complicated mourning. My data consisted of 41 stories (published as The Revelations of Eapen) that disclosed the cultural interactions of bereavement while narrating the wildness of prol…
Braiding western and eastern cultural rituals in bereavement
Despite the decline of rituals in North America, contemporary grief literature emphasises the healing potential of these practices. After my father’s death, and due to my cultural hybridity as an Indo-Canadian, once the short-term western ways of mourning concluded, long-term Indian rituals offered meaningful and sustaining ways to honour my grief. By engaging in year-long mourning traditions of prayer, fasting, sacred ceremonies, and charitable …
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Braiding western and eastern cultural rituals in bereavement
Despite the decline of rituals in North America, contemporary grief literature emphasises the healing potential of these practices. After my father’s death, and due to my cultural hybridity as an Indo-Canadian, once the short-term western ways of mourning concluded, long-term Indian rituals offered meaningful and sustaining ways to honour my grief. By engaging in year-long mourning traditions of prayer, fasting, sacred ceremonies, and charitable …
Living with loss
Our lives are rooted in narratives and narrative practices. We depend on stories almost as much as we depend on the air we breathe. Air keeps us alive; stories give meaning to our existence. They b
The impact of expressive storytelling on grieving
After my father's death, writing became a tool to alleviate my suffering. Using evocative autoethnography, I examined if written, first-person storytelling that leaned on expressive writing techniques could help me actively process and effectively move through my complicated mourning. My data consisted of 41 stories (published as The Revelations of Eapen) that disclosed the cultural interactions of bereavement while narrating the wildness of prol…
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Autoethnography (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Grief (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works)