Embodied Storytelling

Loss and Bereavement, Creative Practices, and Support

Bibliographic Data

ID6192003
AuthorsGayle Letherby (0000-0003-4709-2523, Plymouth University, UK, corresponding author), Deborah Davidson (0000-0003-0176-2704, York University)
Year2015
Volume23
Issue4
Pages343-360
Publication date2015-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIllness Crisis & Loss (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1054-1373 • E-ISSN: 1552-6968
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1054137315590745
OpenAlexW2267976437
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited49

Art, music, literature, and drama are acknowledged to have a place in the embodied experience of bereavement and increasingly are also utilized for the collection and presentation of data in the social sciences and humanities. Such work tells us much about ourselves as individuals and about our relationships with others. The concept of griefwork, which acknowledges and values the collective work the bereaved do with others, is one way to frame such endeavors during bereavement. Here, we outline some of our individual, and yet connected, creative work with reference to both our own experiences of loss and our relationship with each other. Specifically, we reflect on Deborah’s development of an online community for people with commemorative tattoos and Gayle’s exploration of new ways of writing (fiction or faction). We share examples from each project and reflect on their significance to the embodied experience of bereavement

Aesthetics · Art · Drama · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · Storytelling · Visual arts · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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