Autobiographical Narratives and Professional Identities

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_176
dc.title	Autobiographical Narratives and Professional Identities. On the Autobiographies of Scientists and Doctors
dc.contributor.author	Salvador Liern Vicent Manuel
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	es
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-occidentale/2015/1/autorrelato-e-identidades-profesionales/
dc.description.abstract	In recent years the interest of scholars on issues of identity and narrative has increased in the field of literary as well as non-literary studies. One of the intersections of both issues is the autobiographical story where the authors look themselves in the mirror or rather cast a glance in the rearview mirror. In this article are studied autobiographies of scientists and physicians, in order to examine their professions as an essential tool for the construction of their identities, both as individuals and as member of a professional community. A special case is that of doctors, who have not only a commitment to the progress of knowledge, but also a commitment with specific patients and an involvement in social interaction practices, including face to face contact.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 49 \| September 2015
dc.issued	2015-09-01
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2499-1562
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/2499-1562/AnnOc-49-15-3
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Autobiographical narrative
dc.subject	Autobiographical narrative
dc.subject	Construction of identity
dc.subject	Construction of identity
dc.subject	Health professions
dc.subject	Health professions
dc.subject	Scientists
dc.subject	Scientists

Research Article
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On the Autobiographies of Scientists and Doctors

Vicent Manuel Salvador Liern Universitat Jaume I - Departament de Filologia i Cultures Europees, Espanya

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In recent years the interest of scholars on issues of identity and narrative has increased in the field of literary as well as non-literary studies. One of the intersections of both issues is the autobiographical story where the authors look themselves in the mirror or rather cast a glance in the rearview mirror. In this article are studied autobiographies of scientists and physicians, in order to examine their professions as an essential tool for the construction of their identities, both as individuals and as member of a professional community. A special case is that of doctors, who have not only a commitment to the progress of knowledge, but also a commitment with specific patients and an involvement in social interaction practices, including face to face contact.

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Sept. 1, 2015

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Keywords: Health professions • Scientists • Autobiographical narrative • Construction of identity

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