Komiks jako sposób radzenia sobie z traumą uchodźczą

CARTOONS AS A WAY OF COPING WITH REFUGEE TRAUMAThis article aims at presenting the impact of artistic creativity on the mental health of refugees. Several levels of influence have been analysed: neurobiological, narrative, contextual, symbolic, activating, socio-political and ritual. The research qu...

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Published inRelacje Międzykulturowe (Online) Vol. 3; no. 1(5); pp. 169 - 185
Main Authors Grzymała-Moszczyńska, Halina, Różańska-Mglej, Małgorzata
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 03.06.2019
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coping
refugee trauma
refugees
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Summary:CARTOONS AS A WAY OF COPING WITH REFUGEE TRAUMAThis article aims at presenting the impact of artistic creativity on the mental health of refugees. Several levels of influence have been analysed: neurobiological, narrative, contextual, symbolic, activating, socio-political and ritual. The research question is whether and how the creation of artistic works can be a form of coping with refugee trauma. The data was obtained through the analysis of cartoons and transcribed interviews which have been conducted in 2018 in Norway with an Iranian refugee artist, hosted there within the structure of the ICORN network. The data seems to confirm that art can be an effective form of dealing with refugee trauma, but does not offer a complete solution to all the problems connected with traumatic experience.
ISSN:2544-2139
2544-2139
DOI:10.12797/RM.01.2019.05.07