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Re-grounding the concept of liminality by foregrounding spatial aspects in experiences of cancer care

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Liminality captures the passing stages in transitioning from one sociocultural status to another. As its spatial dimension remains under-examined, we analyse this in experiences of people affected by cancer. We review liminality in cancer-related literature and juxtapose this with empirical material. Analysing interview data (with eight patients) and participant-made photos highlights why places may be experienced differently throughout a period of illness and how places of diagnosis and care ‘stretch’ across locations. We conclude that exploring liminality’s spatial dimension has implications for people ‘living beyond’ cancer, advances sociological understandings of (cancer) illness, and may inform healthcare facility design.
Tijdschrift: Health and Place
ISSN: 1353-8292
Issue: July 2021
Volume: 70
Jaar van publicatie:2021
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Authors from:Higher Education
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