A body that matters? The role of embodiment in the recomposition of life after a road traffic accident

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-99

  Moser, Ingunn ^a  

^a Diakonhjemmet University College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body; Embodiment; Material semiotic; Recomposition; Road traffic accidents; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013690090     PISSN: 15017419     EISSN: 17453011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15017410902830520     Document Type: Article

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