20.500.12556/RUL-180427 The sense of our ending mortality, narrative (in)efficiency, and autopathographical commitment in Paul Kalanithi’s When breath becomes air Smisel konca umrljivost, pripovedna (ne)učinkovitost in avtopatografska zavezanost v When Breath Becomes Air Paula Kalanithija The Medical Humanities underscore the pivotal role of autopathographies in understanding the impact of illness on the self, and the correlative senses of agency, autonomy, and identity for critical and practical insights. This study employs a multidisciplinary theoretical framework, aligned with the requirements of the Medical Humanities, incorporating cognitive approaches to life-narratives alongside Frank Kermode’s humanistic interpretation of storytelling to address two contestations with regard to the existing theories of narrative selves, particularly concerning narrative unity and totality. Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air is analysed as the quintessential autopathography that effectively responds to these challenges while adhering to the postmodern exigencies of its era. Medicinska humanistika poudarja ključno vlogo avtopatografij pri razumevanju vpliva bolezni na posameznika ter s tem povezanih občutkov tvornosti, avtonomije in identitete. Ta študija uporablja multidisciplinarni teoretični okvir, ki je v skladu s pristopi medicinske humanistike. Ta vključuje kognitivne pristope k življenjskim pripovedim skupaj s humanistično interpretacijo pripovedovanja zgodb Franka Kermoda z namenom kritične obravnave obstoječih teorij pripovednega jaza, zlasti pripovedne celovitosti. Knjiga Paula Kalanithija When Breath Becomes Air je analizirana kot tipična avtopatografija, ki se učinkovito odziva na te izzive, hkrati pa upošteva zahteve svoje – postmoderne – dobe. autopathography life-narratives Medical Humanities postmodernity avtopatografija življenjske pripovedi medicinska humanistika postmoderna true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-03-09 11:47:07 2026-03-09 11:47:11 2026-03-10 04:28:30 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 113-129 no. 2 Vol. 22 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-01-01 821.111(73).09-94Kalanithi P. 1581-8918 10.4312/elope.22.2.113-129 270940675 RAZ_Nazockdast_Sara_2025.pdf RAZ_Nazockdast_Sara_2025.pdf 1 DC9607A983A8C72C33382DB23CBE5961 4516832cdd88380d4bd88e0ba008ae25319a524b89e3d0b861fa7c9ac4f9ebad 26bac3ed-1ba5-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=229802 https://journals.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/20616 1 ecfa36ef-1ba4-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=229801 Filozofska fakulteta ELOPE 0 0 0