Painscapes Communicating Pain
This book brings into dialogue approaches from anthropology, sociology, visual art, theatre, and literature to question what kinds of relations, frames and politics constitute pain across disciplines and methodologies. Each chapter offers a unique window
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Painscapes
EJ Gonzalez-Polledo • Jen Tarr Editors
Painscapes Communicating Pain
Editors EJ Gonzalez-Polledo Department of Anthropology Goldsmiths, University of London London, UK
Jen Tarr London School of Economics and Political Science London, UK
ISBN 978-1-349-95271-7 ISBN 978-1-349-95272-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95272-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950172 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Fatima Jamadar Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
Preface
This book is the outcome of our work together on the topic of chronic pain. Our research, Communicating Chronic Pain: Interdisciplinary Strategies for Non-Textual Data, aimed to explore non-textual methods of communicating about pain, on social media and through arts workshops, to find ways to enable pain sufferers to communicate about pain in ways that did not rely on language, and to develop methods for analysis of these expressions. It did this through an exploration of chronic pain expressions on social media sites such as Flickr and Tumblr, and a series of arts workshops exploring drawing, painting, and sculpting; digital photography; sound and music; and physical theatre. More information and outputs from the workshops can be found on the project’s website, http://www.communicatingchronicpain.org/. This edited volume was prompted by the project’s fina
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