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***Self-Health’: A Workshop on the New Forms of Patients’ Narratives, 
Subjectivities and Ethics in Healthcare*

 

*18 June 2010, 9am – 4pm*

Room NAB LG03 (New Academic Building)

*London** School** of Economics and Political Science*

This workshop will address questions of the ‘self-help’ or ‘self-health’ 
movement and its implications for healthcare.  By self-help we mean all 
the ways in which people find ways to facilitate, take (or avoid) 
responsibility, or motivate themselves in regard to their health and/or 
illness.  For example: diet, exercise, relaxation, joining 
societies/clubs, complementary or alternative therapies.  In particular 
the workshop will approach these issues through considerations of 
narrative, subjectivity and ethics (of the self).

The main aim of the workshop is to engender discussion, based on 
contemporary empirical research, to draw out important themes, arguments 
and possible areas of future research.  In order to do this the workshop 
will have three distinguishing features. 

First, by approaching this field at this time the workshop will be able 
to take advantage of a visit to the UK by *Professor Arthur Frank*, from 
the University of Calgary, a leading international academic in the field 
of narratives, subjectivity and healthcare.  Professor Frank will open 
the workshop with a seminar on 17 June and will be attending the 
workshop the next day.  We hope that his involvement will be a starting 
point for developing a network of researchers interested in this field 
in the UK.

Secondly, the workshop is a return to sociological questions regarding 
the self-help and healthcare movement that have been around for some 
time.  However, what is increasingly apparent is that these are now 
occurring in the space between ‘top-down’ approaches to managing health 
and the empowered and embodied ‘bottom-up’ patient group initiatives.  
The workshop will explore the space between these tensions and map the 
new forms of narratives, subjectivity and ethics that are being formed.

Finally, the format of the workshop will provide a rare opportunity for 
researchers to discuss at length some of the key issues in this emerging 
field.  By making the main workshop papers available (on a password 
protected website) prior to the event we will provide the opportunity 
for a more detailed and considered discussion than is otherwise 
available in many workshops or symposiums.  Each paper will have a 
‘respondent’ allocated prior to the workshop to initiate the 
discussion.  The workshop will be divided into three sessions focused on 
key areas of this field.  Each session will involve up to 20 minutes 
opening response per paper, followed by 50 minutes of discussion.  In 
this time those who are attending, but not presenting, will also be able 
to contribute their research and ideas to the discussion.

_Call for papers requirements:_

We are therefore would welcome proposals on *self-help in the field of 
health and/or illness* on the following topic areas, although they are 
not exclusive:

·         Wellness, wellbeing or quality of life.

	

·                   The role and use of ICTs.

·         Coping and managing with (serious) illness or disability.

	

·                   Managing uncertainty.

·         Embodiment and embodied approaches.

	

·                   Decision making.

 

Abstracts of 350 words and a brief statement outlining the institutional 
affiliation of the participants should be sent by _26 April 2010_ to the 
workshop organisers via the website 
(http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/BIOS/events/SelfHealth.htm).  Please 
also note whether you would be happy to attend and respond to a paper, 
if your paper is not accepted for discussion.

We expect papers to be submitted by _31 May 2010_, so that we can upload 
them to the website.  A provisional timetable and programme can be found 
on the website.

If you wish to attend the workshop, but not present or respond, please 
also sign up via the website.

*All welcome.  The workshop is _free_ for all attendees, but pre-booking 
is essential.***

* *

*Including a Seminar by Professor Arthur Frank*

*On 17 June 2010, 6pm - 7.30pm*
Room NAB LG03 (New Academic Building)
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/mapsAndDirections/Home.aspx

* *

*All welcome, no ticket required.*
*Seats allocated on a first-come, first served basis.*

 


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