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Narratives of Narcolepsy in Everyday Life
Exploring Intricacies of Identity, Sleepiness, and Place
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2023
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Numerous movies, YouTube videos, books, and public service announcements have begun to address people with narcolepsy, and this discourse has led to greater visibility and understanding about an often-misunderstood condition. In Narratives of Narcolepsy in Everyday Life: Exploring Intricacies of Identity, Sleepiness, and Place, Nicole Eugene draws on in-depth interviews, participant observation, and field notes to examine life with narcolepsy, witha particular focus on how certain socially-defined places play significant roles in determining the meaning of sleepiness, medication side effects, and other narcolepsy symptoms. Eugene also includes one autoethnographic essay that explores her own experiences with narcolepsy as a Black woman, refracted through the lens of the various places where sleepiness may arise. Throughout the book, an emphasis on making sense of narcolepsy by communicating with others with the condition demonstrates a peer-based approach to researching health communication and disabilities. Drawing on feminist disability studies, health communication, narrative inquiry, and autoethnography, this book is an example of interpretive qualitative communication research that renders the lives of vulnerable people with compassion and understanding.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-1318-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-1319-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
178
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Exploring Communication about Narcolepsy No access Pages 1 - 20
An Autoethnography on Being Black and/or Sleepy in the Right and Wrong Places No access Pages 21 - 44
At Work with Narcolepsy No access Pages 45 - 70
At Home with Narcolepsy No access Pages 71 - 84
Driving with Narcolepsy No access Pages 85 - 104
Active with Narcolepsy No access Pages 105 - 122
Exchanging Stories of Hidden Disabilities No access Pages 123 - 140
