La médecine narrative face à l’impossible singularité des récits
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https://doi.org/10.20416/LSRSPS.V7I2.1Keywords:
narrative medicine, singularity of the stories, literary theory, breast cancer narrativesAbstract
According to one of the main claims of narrative medicine, narrative theory enables health professionals to understand the stories of their patients and grasp their experiences in what makes them absolutely singular. This paper argues that there are some limits to this thesis. Based on the analysis of a type of illness story - breast cancer narratives in the United States in the 20th century – this paper argues that what matters is not so much that each single narrative is singular but rather that some types of narratives can become so strong they may regulate and suppress other alternative types of narratives.
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