How storytelling through the use of avatars could help Fukushima evacuees express themselves: digital archive for people in the diaspora
This study examined various narrated animations created by Namie high school students within the Memorytalk platform, specifically for the purpose of investigating their storytelling methods based on Erving Goffman's role-distance theory. Memorytalk not only allows avatars that provide users with anonymity when expressing a wide range of memories, it also creates (1) opportunities for face-to-face workshops in the context of computer-mediated communication and (2) the therapeutic benefits of being humorous. In sum, the platform may provide users with a form of role distancing in which people in the diaspora can more freely...
Source: Medicine, Conflict and Survival - January 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kanako Sasaki Source Type: research
Breaking silence in the shadows of conflict: ethical challenges and policy imperatives for medical professionals reporting human rights breaches in militarized zones
Med Confl Surviv. 2024 Jan 11:1-9. doi: 10.1080/13623699.2023.2301193. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38213005 | DOI:10.1080/13623699.2023.2301193 (Source: Medicine, Conflict and Survival)
Source: Medicine, Conflict and Survival - January 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Salim Usman Muhammad Hamza Shah Sakshi Roy Arjun Ahluwalia Source Type: research
Sudan's devastating war: unravelling its multifaceted impact
Med Confl Surviv. 2023 Dec 27:1-5. doi: 10.1080/13623699.2023.2299736. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38151893 | DOI:10.1080/13623699.2023.2299736 (Source: Medicine, Conflict and Survival)
Source: Medicine, Conflict and Survival - December 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emadeldin Hassan E Konozy Source Type: research
