Abstract:The first part of the methodological chapter explains in detail how and why the style of writing bringing together empirical material and fiction, termed “creative nonfiction,” was employed, and illustrates its main functions: illustrative, allegorical, organizing, effective, and reflexive. The author also explains most of the metaphors used in the research monograph including the character of James, the fictional journalist, and argues that the book profits precisely from the intersections of the factual and … Show more
Three interlocutors; three deaths; more than three stories that multiply, entangle and unwind. Illness, suicide, voluntary euthanasia, and the slippages in between. Turning to other-than-human beings. Becoming a mistress of ceremonies. Embracing a methodology of sighs. Throwing us into that place where we matter to each other—where everything matters even as it falls away.
Three interlocutors; three deaths; more than three stories that multiply, entangle and unwind. Illness, suicide, voluntary euthanasia, and the slippages in between. Turning to other-than-human beings. Becoming a mistress of ceremonies. Embracing a methodology of sighs. Throwing us into that place where we matter to each other—where everything matters even as it falls away.
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