Biographies and autobiographies that deal with illness are the central themes of this contribution. Through self-narrative writing, the powerful nature of illness stories emerges – stories that reveal worlds often difficult to access, yet made visible through the expressive and delicate lens of autobiographical writing. This contribution specifically examines ‘pathobiographies’: life narratives seen through the lens of illness. These are stories written either by the patient themselves or by a professional, and they highlight how illness has influenced the individual’s life; how the person has experienced and perceived their pathological condition; and how society and the historical context have shaped their experience of illness. Reading such biographies can transform not only the way we treat individuals, but also how we listen to them, see them, relate to them within society, and bring their voices into the public sphere.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0008-1332-0851
Titolo del capitolo
Biografie, autobiografie e percorsi del Sé professionale
Autori
Caterina Benelli
Lingua
Italiano
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0943-4.06
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Copyright
© 2026 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Titolo del libro
Formare professionisti dell’educazione, della scuola, della cura
Sottotitolo del libro
La Scuola in Ospedale e l’Istruzione Domiciliare
Curatori
Vanna Boffo
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
208
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Copyright
© 2026 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0943-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0942-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0943-4
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0944-1
Collana
Studies on Adult Learning and Education
ISSN della collana
2704-596X
e-ISSN della collana
2704-5781