Astles, Cariad and Tsaplina, Marina (2020) Puppetry: The Art of Puppetry Practice: Embodiment, Enchantment, Memory, History. In: The Routledge Companion to Health Humanities. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 296-301. ISBN 9781138579903

Abstract

This chapter foregrounds puppetry as a powerful medium for expression in contexts of health, situating it as a conduit into imaginative spaces where it can assist with individual and collective narratives of health and bodymapping. The chapter highlights its potential as an embodied practice, bringing insight to disability studies, medical practice and contexts of care.