Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Live
Graduate
Description
The chosen piece of literature for the performance is "Hannah's Gift" by Maria Housden written in 2003. This is a nonfiction memoir about Maria's life. Her daughter, Hannah, died from cancer at the age of four in 1994. This memoir shares the life of Hannah and how Maria processed the traumatic loss of her daughter. In this creative research process, a research question is identified: How does the act of writing and interpreting traumatic experiences facilitate the cathartic function of communication, and what are the factors that contribute to this process? Individuals use narrative storytelling to serve them in their healing process after a traumatic loss. According to Fordham University Press, "One of the most enduring ethical functions of narrative is catharsis. From the ancient Greeks to the present day, the healing
Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Live
Performing Arts - Theatre
The chosen piece of literature for the performance is "Hannah's Gift" by Maria Housden written in 2003. This is a nonfiction memoir about Maria's life. Her daughter, Hannah, died from cancer at the age of four in 1994. This memoir shares the life of Hannah and how Maria processed the traumatic loss of her daughter. In this creative research process, a research question is identified: How does the act of writing and interpreting traumatic experiences facilitate the cathartic function of communication, and what are the factors that contribute to this process? Individuals use narrative storytelling to serve them in their healing process after a traumatic loss. According to Fordham University Press, "One of the most enduring ethical functions of narrative is catharsis. From the ancient Greeks to the present day, the healing
