BRADFORD SCHOLARS

    • Sign in
    View Item 
    •   Bradford Scholars
    • University of Bradford eTheses
    • Theses
    • View Item
    •   Bradford Scholars
    • University of Bradford eTheses
    • Theses
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

    All of Bradford ScholarsCommunitiesAuthorsTitlesSubjectsPublication DateThis CollectionAuthorsTitlesSubjectsPublication Date

    My Account

    Sign in

    HELP

    Bradford Scholars FAQsCopyright Fact SheetPolicies Fact SheetDeposit Terms and ConditionsDigital Preservation Policy

    Statistics

    Display statistics

    Madness and narrative understanding: A comparison of two female firsthand narratives of madness in the pre and post enlightenment periods.

    • CSV
    • RefMan
    • EndNote
    • BibTex
    • RefWorks
    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    1Front Cover.pdf (130.8Kb)
    Download
    Title Page (4.519Kb)
    Download
    Abstract (56.64Kb)
    Download
    Acknowledgements (4.880Kb)
    Download
    Contents (77.66Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 1 (129.9Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 2 (210.5Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 3 (251.2Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 4 (204.7Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 5 (254.7Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 6 (336.7Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 7 (290.9Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 8 (206.6Kb)
    Download
    Chapter 9 (91.14Kb)
    Download
    References (182.6Kb)
    Download
    Publication date
    2009-08-24T14:15:32Z
    Author
    Torn, Alison
    Supervisor
    Burkitt, Ian
    Thomas, Phil
    Keyword
    Madness
    Narrative
    Dialogue
    Chronotype
    Identity
    Recovery
    Margery Kempe
    Mary Barnes
    Rights
    © 2009 Torn, Alison. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk).
    Institution
    University of Bradford
    Department
    School of Health Studies
    Awarded
    2009
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    This study uses a narrative analytic approach to explore the similarities and differences between pre-Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment firsthand accounts of madness in order to answer the question; what is the relationship between madness, narrative, understanding, identity and recovery? Drawing on the work of Foucault, the research traces the historical and cultural development of conceptualisations of reason and unreason, the rise of psychiatry and the marginalisation of the voice of madness. I argue that this marginalisation is continued in narrative research where the focus is on the stories of the physically ill, rather than madness. The narrative method provides a means of giving space to these marginalised voices and it is Bakhtin¿s constructs of dialogicism, polyphony, unfinalizability and the chronotope that provide the tools for the narrative analysis of two female English writers; Margery Kempe and Mary Barnes. The analysis highlights three critical issues in relation to firsthand narratives of madness. First, the blurred boundaries between madness and mysticism and the role of metaphor in understanding distressing experiences. Second, the complex, multi-dimensional nature of subjective timespace that challenges the linear assumptions underlying both narrative and recovery, which, I argue, demands a radical reconceptualisation of both constructs. Third, the liminal social positioning within the analysed accounts is closely related to Bakhtin¿s notion of unfinalizability, a form of being that enables the search for meaning and the transformation of the self. Insights can be gained from this research that may place stories and understanding central in contemporary healthcare.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3352
    Type
    Thesis
    Qualification name
    PhD
    Collections
    Theses

    entitlement

     
    DSpace software (copyright © 2002 - 2019)  DuraSpace
    Quick Guide | Contact Us
    Open Repository is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV
     

    Export search results

    The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

    By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items.

    To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

    After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.