Garista, Patrizia - Sardu, Claudia - Mereu, Alessandra - Contu, Paolo - Campagna, Marcello
The mouse gave life to the mountain: Gramsci and health promotion
Health promotion and salutogenesis are embodied in
people's everyday lives and in their stories. The assumptions
of these scientific theories are similar to Gramsci's theory
for better wellbeing in a community, where praxis and capacity building for reflective practice is the way forward for
an equal global change. By explaining the road for transformation through narratives, particularly fables, Gramsci
manages to reach people from all walks of life, from academics to children. One of these fables, the mouse and the
mountain, is here presented as a trigger to health promotion
action and as a metaphor for salutogenic thinking. The narrative paradigm for health promotion is the context within
which the analogies among 'the mouse's plan', health promotion theory, the salutogenic model, empowerment as well
as the practitioners' opinions and experience are discussed
and presented. In so doing, a 'storytelling bridge' is created
between academics, practitioners and other stakeholders
from the health, social and pedagogical arenas in knowledge construction environments. Hence, the article confers
the possible contribution of Gramsci's educational perspective within health promotion by presenting a practical
example of the use of narratives for capacity building. This
is described through the interpretation of the same story in a
hypothetical speech told by different storytellers, communicating their personal vision of the mouse's plan and so
create a narrative-centered health promotion communication for meaning-making and for embracing theories
among scholars and practitioners.
| Language | eng |
| Names |
[author] Garista, Patrizia [author] Sardu, Claudia [author] Mereu, Alessandra [author] Contu, Paolo [author] Campagna, Marcello |
| Subjects |
Scienza Medica
favole
tales
Science medical |
