The Diving Bell Meets the Butterfly: Identity Lost andRe-Membered |
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| Authors: | Dudzinski Denise |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Center for Clinical and Research Ethics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA |
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| Abstract: | Jean Dominique Bauby, former editor of Elle, suffereda stroke to his brain stem that left him with locked-in syndrome. Subsequently, through blinking his left eye, he writes his memoirof this experience, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Thispaper explores the meaning of embodiment, especially as one'sbody bears upon one's personal identity. It explores the variouschallenges and threats to selfhood that result from Bauby'sexperience and recounts how Bauby rises to the challenge throughhis memory and imagination. |
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| Keywords: | alienation embodiment locked-in syndrome noyau senti |
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