Search results for "Narration"
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Exploring Trans People's Narratives of Transition: Negotiation of Gendered Bodies in Physical Activity and Sport
2021
This paper explores how trans people who make transitions negotiate their gendered bodies in different moments of this process, and how their narrative storylines are emplotted in physical activity and (non)organized sports (PAS) participation. A qualitative semi-structured interview-based study was developed to analyze the stories of eight trans people (three trans women, two trans men, and three nonbinary persons) who participated in PAS before and during their gender disclosure. A thematic analysis was conducted to identify the patterns in the transition process and the structural analysis of the stories from the interviews. Three transition moments (the closet, opening up, and reassurin…
Traveling material↔semiotic environments of disability, rehabilitation, and physical activity.
2020
In this article, we apply narrative dialogism and new materialism to health research. We examine how material↔semiotic environments (MSEs) affect the rehabilitation process of Patrick, a man who exercised with the aim to recover from spinal cord injury. The MSEs are considered embedded subcases within the overall holistic case of Patrick. Three MSEs were identified: the hospital gym, the personal gym, and the adapted gym. These are examined using the analytical lens of assemblages. First, the mutually affecting components of each MSE are described. Second, a larger environmental assemblage is identified, which is termed exercise-is-restitution assemblage. This composite assemblage illumina…
Narrative writing competence and internal state terms of young adults clinically diagnosed with childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
2013
Abstract Objective The first objective of this study was to compare the written expression competence of young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with that of young adults without ADHD on three types of measures: indicators of the story's microstructure with regard to productivity and morphosyntax; indicators of the macrostructure (story grammar); and expressions of the mental states of the story's characters (internal state language). The second objective consisted of determining the relationships among the different narrative writing measures and the ADHD behavior ratings of inattention and hyperactivity obtained using the family observer report. Method The sample…
Loss of self-control as excuse in group-therapy conversations for intimately violent men.
2006
This article examines the constructions of loss of self-control by male perpetrators of intimate violence in therapy-group conversations. It looks at discursive strategies used by therapists and clients in therapy-group negotiations concerning the issue of self-control. The data are part of a larger corpus of videotaped and transcribed recordings of treatment groups for male perpetrators and consists of four treatment group processes. The analysis concentrates on episodes of self-control talk where a participant referred to loss of self-control when accounting for his violent behavior. The loss of self-control was found to be a fundamental constituent of excuses and was used to account for …
Finding ways to carry on: stories of vulnerability in chronic illness
2020
Purpose: In this study, we explore the lived experiences of chronic illness in four groups of patients; children with asthma, adolescents with diabetes, young adults with depression, and adult patients with chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Persons living with chronic illness are often designated as vulnerable. This study builds on the assumption that being vulnerable belongs to being human, and that vulnerability also might entail strength and possibilities for growth. Methods: A narrative analysis was undertaken to illuminate how experiences of vulnerability were narrated across the four patient groups, presenting four individual stories, one from each of the patient groups. …
Coaches' reflections on the meaning and value of Masters athletics
2019
Masters sport is a growing social movement offering the opportunity to participate in competitive sports in later life. Although many studies have explored Masters athletes' experiences, little is known about how other actors in the sport subcultures construct meaning in Masters sport and whether their stories work to support or hinder participation. Our study explored the cultural narrative resources and life scripts surrounding sport and ageing that coaches draw upon in two European countries, England and Finland, where sport policy has put different emphasis on elite sport and sport for all. We analysed interviews from 23 athletics (track and field) coaches (8 women) to understand how th…
Comunicare per valorizzare: un progetto per il sito Archeologico di Eraclea Minoa
2019
Innovativi processi e linguaggi multimediali stanno trasformando i tradizionali sistemi di valorizzazione dei beni culturali. La pervasiva diffusione delle tecnologie digitali e virtuali ha infatti permesso l’elaborazione di strumenti e metodi particolarmente efficaci per la comunicazione e valorizzazione anche degli aspetti immateriali di oggetti e siti caratterizzati dal loro valore storico e dai significati culturali che trasmettono. In particolare la complessità e ricchezza d’implicazioni culturali proprie dei siti archeologici, richiedono oggi efficaci elementi di informazione e comunicazione per attivare coinvolgimento e piena consapevolezza nei visitatori, anche se in presenza di poc…
La pratica narrativa per una formazione del sé nei luoghi di lavoro
2020
The aim of this work is to highlight the importance of narration for self-training in the workplace. Metacognitive narratives are some of possible approaches able to contribute to renew the pedagogy of work. They represent some of the most valuable sources of selfknowledge and contribute to redefine the concept of work considerning the importance of the develpoment of professional and personal identity
Le storie “ben formate” per bambini: il modello di Stein e Glenn al video
2016
La narrazione contribuisce fin dall’infanzia alla costruzione della identità personale e culturale della persona. La fruizione della narrativa chiama infatti in causa non solo le conoscenze di base del bambino (relative al linguaggio, al mondo, alle azioni umane) ma anche alle concezioni del mondo e del sé che possiede. Gli studi sui bambini di età prescolare hanno ampiamente sottolineato come la narrazione costituisca una strada privilegiata affinché il bambino possa entrare precocemente in contatto con la lingua scritta e ricavarne insieme piacere e competenza (Catarsi, 2001, p. 48). La narrazione è una delle esperienze che ha un ruolo rilevante nell’espressione dell’immaginazione e dei v…
You realise you are better when you want to live, want to go out, want to see people: Recovery as assemblage
2021
Background: The lack of social and material perspectives in descriptions of recovery processes is almost common in recovery research. Aim: Consequently, we investigated recovery stories and how people with mental health and/or addiction challenges included social and material aspects in these stories. Method: We conducted focus group and individual interviews. We investigated how the participants narrated their stories and how they assembled places and people in their recovery stories. Results: We found that narratives of recovery became assemblages where humans and their environments co-exist and are interdependent. Conclusion: As such, narratives about recovery are about everyday assembla…