Workshop: Narrative Medicine: Literary Texts and Reflective Writing in the Context of Illness, Healing, and Nursing

Place: HS 23.02, Meerscheinschlössl, Mozartgasse 3, EG

Registrations until 7 October to cirac(at)uni-graz.at (Limited number of spots available)

Narrative medicine brings literary studies and medicine together in an unusual way: Not only literary texts but also methods from literary studies are intertwined with central topics such as communication, pain, grief, (self)care and professional identity within the framework of medical training and further education. In the interdisciplinary workshop, the theories and goals of the program are presented in the form of short impulses and critical aspects are discussed. In addition, experiences from German-speaking countries are reported. However, the focus of the one-day event is on practice: the participants are invited to try out the basic model of narrative medicine - attention, representation, affiliation - for themselves and to reflect together.

Recommended literature:

• Anita Wohlmann, Pascal O. Berberat, Daniel Teufel. Narrative Medizin: Ein Praxisbuch für den deutschsprachigen Raum. Böhlau, 2021.
• Rita Charon. “Narrative Medicine: Attention, Representation, Affiliation.” Narrative 13.3 (October 2005): 261-270.

N.B. The workshop will be conducted in German.