Reilly, Rosemary C. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7274-4488
(2017)
Emergence from the rubble… The found poems and artwork of women living through breast cancer engaging in art therapy.
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self-published, Montreal.
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Abstract
Life-threatening illness can be sufficiently traumatic to shatter one’s beliefs about self, others, and the world. This disruption can trigger an instinctive search for meaning. Research highlights that how individuals respond post-adversity can make the difference between experiencing existential angst and posttraumatic stress or existential and posttraumatic growth. This chapbook presents some of the findings of a pilot study situated in a cancer care centre and details the impact of creative arts therapy on the experiences of women living through breast cancer. Women were interviewed about their experiences making art, many for the first time. Findings are presented in the form of found poems (excerpts from interviews reframed as poetry) along with an illustrative example of their artwork. Found poems are a richer, more accessible, meaningful, and potent evocation of the themes than traditional analysis. Poetry allows the reader to access deeper insights and understandings of the texture and meaning of existential and posttraumatic growth, and how art-making can provide a safe, dynamic context for women with breast cancer to reflect on profound personal changes and to re-story losses through creative arts practices.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Applied Human Sciences Concordia University > Research Units > Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies |
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| Item Type: | Monograph (Other) |
| Authors: | Reilly, Rosemary C. |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Date: | June 2017 |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.11573/spectrum.library.concordia.ca.00982600 |
| Keywords: | women; breast cancer; posttraumatic growth; existential growth; found poems; arts-based research; poetry |
| ID Code: | 982600 |
| Deposited By: | Rosemary Reilly |
| Deposited On: | 12 Jun 2017 12:46 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 17:55 |
| Additional Information: | These poems emerge from a research project entitled "The art of healing: Exploring the use of art therapy in oncology nursing practice to enhance whole person cancer care" led by Virginia Lee RN, PhD, Kate Laux MA, ATPQ, Andréanne Robitaille, RN, MScN, and Rosemary C. Reilly, PhD. |
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