Tricksterdom in Narratives of Young Adult Cancer: Performances of Uncertainty, Subversion, and Possibility

Objective: As people with cancer attempt the difficult task of giving voice to life with illness, they often turn to mythic figures and stories (e.g., when people talk about battling cancer or embarking on a journey toward recovery). Little attention has been paid to the mythic figure of the trickst...

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Published in:	Health psychology Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 437 - 445
Main Authors:	Hammond, Chad, Reese, Miriam, Teucher, Ulrich
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Psychological Association 01-04-2015
Subjects:	Adult Canada - epidemiology Deception Female Human Humans Interview, Psychological - methods Male Narration Narrative Analysis Narratives Neoplasms Neoplasms - diagnosis Neoplasms - epidemiology Neoplasms - psychology Thematic Analysis Uncertainty Young Adult Canada illness narrative trickster myth young adult cancer narrative analysis
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