Morbid curiosity? Discussion of the disposal of amputated limbs on online question and answer sites

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dc.contributor.authorHanna, Esmee
dc.date.acceptance2019-10-28
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-06T11:37:20Z
dc.date.available2019-11-06T11:37:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-25
dc.descriptionopen access journalen
dc.description.abstractAmputation is a growing health issue with implications for the corporeal form and sense of bodily identity. Disposal of the removed limb (the amputate) has historically been suggested to impact upon patient adaptation to amputation, although understandings of limb disposal are scarce within existing research. The growth of online question and answer (Q&A) sites, has created opportunities for social actors to post and respond to a vast array of topic areas, including those which are seen as morbid or taboo. This paper then explores the discussion of amputate disposal within threads from two popular Q&A sites. Using thematic analysis, the paper examines how perceived ownership of limbs, understandings of the amputate as ‘waste’ and recourse to grotesque humour are key means by limb disposal are discussed within these sites. Posters then create a new knowledge around the disposal of limbs, albeit one framed by uncertainty.en
dc.funderNo external funderen
dc.identifier.citationHanna, E. (2019) Morbid curiosity? Discussion of the disposal of amputated limbs on online question and answer sites. Digital Health, 5en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/2055207619890473
dc.identifier.issn2055-2076
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/18723
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherSageen
dc.researchinstituteInstitute for Allied Health Sciences Researchen
dc.subjectAmputationen
dc.subjectDisposalen
dc.subjectHealth Onlineen
dc.subjectInternet mediated communicationen
dc.titleMorbid curiosity? Discussion of the disposal of amputated limbs on online question and answer sitesen
dc.typeArticleen

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