Abstract
In this chapter, readers are transported to a displaced earthquake survi-vor container settlement in Hatay province, close to the epicentre of the magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 earthquakes in southern T¨ urkiye,on 6 February 2023. Thousands in the area remain deeply traumatized by the damage and destruction it caused. These include family members, friends and acquaintances of Associate Professor Nilg¨ unKuru Alici, Besime Alpdo-g˘ an and Dr. G¨ ulcanGarip. Besime, a lecturer at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, has been living in Hatay Camp, established after the earth-quake. Here, they use Positive Collaborative Autoethnography (PosCAE) to discuss their experiences of the disaster, Hatay Camp, and their application of the Laughie technique to improve mood in the earthquake survivors. An introduction from Freda and Claude, precedes this PosCAE and it is followed by a concluding thoughts from Freda.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Positive Autoethnography |
| Subtitle of host publication | An Introduction to Theory and Practice |
| Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. |
| Pages | 129-140 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781805922773 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781805922780 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2025 |
Keywords
- Disasters
- Earth-quakes
- Laughie
- Laughter
- Laughter therapy
- Mental health
- PTSD
- Positive Collaborative Autoethnography
- Positive change
- Positive reflexivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
- General Social Sciences
- General Medicine