We would like to cordially invite you to a lecture by Danielle Spencer, Ph.D.
Danielle Spencer (Narrative Medicine Program, Columbia University) will give an invited talk in Turku, 9 May: Narrative Medicine and Metagnosis
When? Friday, May 9, 12pm (12pm Finnish time, 11am Czech time)
Where? Live: Educarium, lecture room (luentosali) Edu2 ; Zoom: https://utu.zoom.us/j/69512770186
Abstract:
Narrative Medicine is a form of clinical care conducted with attentiveness to narrative. It is also an interdisciplinary field of inquiry joining healthcare and the humanities. I will describe fundamental principles and practices of the field, as well as its applications in clinical practice. As an example of its applications, I discuss my work on metagnosis, referring to the diagnosis of a longstanding undetected condition. This can occur when the condition simply was not detected—as was the case for my own long-standing visual field “defect”—and can also occur when the diagnostic definitions have shifted, as with ADHD and autism spectrum disorders. I propose that a narrative medicine approach to such revelations illuminates different understandings of normalcy, disease, disability, and identity. These experiences also invite different “readings” and open towards multiple possible narrative outcomes. Ultimately such narrative awareness promises greater empowerment in healthcare and beyond.
Bio:
Danielle Spencer, Ph.D. is the author of Metagnosis: Revelatory Narratives of Health and Identity (Oxford UP, 2021) and co-author of Perkins-Prize-winning The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine (Oxford UP, 2017). Academic Director of the Columbia University Master of Science in Narrative Medicine Program, her scholarly and creative work appears in diverse outlets, from The Lancet to Ploughshares. Formerly artist/musician David Byrne’s Art Director, Spencer holds a B.A. from Yale University, an M.S. in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and has been awarded fellowships at MacDowell and Yaddo. Lives in New York city.www.daniellespencer.com<http://www.daniellespencer.com/>
The event is organized by The Research Centre for Culture and Health (Kulttuurin ja terveyden tutkimusyksikkö) and the Words for Care: Literature, Healthcare and Democracy project, University of Turku.