Citation

Weems ME. Int. J. Qual. Stud. Educ. 2021; 34(6): 486-495.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/09518398.2020.1755472

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Loss and Found is an autoethnographic, performative text which contextualizes Black mother/daughter relationships from a collective, cultural perspective informed by race, gender and class in the midst of life altering grief. The work is written in two reflexive voices that reflect the experiences of a bi-polar daughter and worried mother on a journey through what it means to deal with mental illness, homelessness and suicide surrounded by the silence of familial and societal apathy. Created as a performance-based workshop, Loss and Found encourages audience members to share their own stories of loss as a way to emphasize our human interconnectivity and the importance of working together toward healing. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Language: en

Keywords

suicide; mental illness; homelessness; Autoethnography; african american