Term of Award
Spring 2011
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
Committee Chair
Marla Morris
Committee Member 1
Ming Fang He
Committee Member 2
Delese Wear
Committee Member 3
John Weaver
Abstract
This dissertation is a pathography, my experience as a mother dwelling with illness which began because of my son's illness. The purpose of this dissertation is two-fold: to examine my Self as a mother dwelling with illness so that I may begin to work through repressed emotions and to further complicate the conversation begun by Marla Morris (2008) by illuminating the ill person's voice as one which is underrepresented in the canon. This dissertation is written autobiographically and analyzed psychoanalytically. The subjects of chaos, the Self, and motherhood are examined as they apply to my illness. In addition to psychoanalysis, this dissertation draws from illness narratives, pathographies, and other stories of illness as a way to collaborate voices within the illness community.
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Michelle C., "Currere, Illness, and Motherhood: A Dwelling Place for Examining the Self" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 550.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/550
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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