Oh, What a Way to Grieve the One You Love”
Black Families, Grief, and the Limits of Resilience Rhetoric for Positive Mental Health Outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12755336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Goyland Williams, Tianna Cobb (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Tomeka M Robinson (0000-0002-7766-9875, Hofstra University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 205-211 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1526-7431 • E-ISSN: 1532-7698 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15267431.2023.2240781 |
| OpenAlex | W4385876792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
This essay is a triple autoethnographic text written by three Black scholars with similar but uniquely positioned backgrounds with the purpose of exploring the ways that Black families negotiate and communicate about death (and in one instance) incarceration (social death), loss, and the existential cognates of grief and mourning that naturally arise in their wake. Singularly and collectively, each author reflects on painful experiences of losing brothers (both blood and bond) to build a case for how autoethnography provides a pathway to critically explore the communication that Black families have or do not have about the mental and emotional impacts that siblings may endure during these moments. Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a Marvel Movie that is the sequel of Black Panther. Grief is the central element of a movie that mourns the loss of star Chadwick Boseman, a real-life tragedy that makes the blockbuster action film the most downbeat Marvel adventure yet. But the ending, in which Shuri faces her grief for her lost brother T’Challa, suggests the hope of renewal
Adventure · Art · Art history · Autoethnography · Brother · Epistemology · Existentialism · Grief · Literature · Mental health · Narrative · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Tragedy (event · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Health and Trauma · Philosophy · Psychology
Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA
The Lived Experience of Sisters With an Incarcerated Brother
Searching for the Meaning of Meaning
So My Family Can Survive
Narrative Resources amid Unspeakable Grief
Love Locked Up
Grief Communication and Privacy Rules
He Was Supposed to be With Me for the Rest of My Life”
Setting the Agenda
Effects of Suicide on Siblings
Some of us die
Cultural responses to loss and grief among Black Americans
Black Mothers' Cognitive Process of Finding Meaning and Building Resilience after Loss of a Child to Gun Violence
Resisting (Resistance) Stories
Chronicling an Academic Depression
Black Male College Students' Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |