“Passing through earthly”

narratives on depression in Youtube© (Argentina, 2022-2023)

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https://doi.org/10.52780/res.v29i1.18980

Keywords:

Depression, Public narratives, Diagnostics, YouTube

Abstract

Biographical narratives of people with depression diagnosis residing in Argentina, who made public their condition on YouTube© in 2022-2023 are analyzed. Theoretical and conceptual contributions from sociology of diagnosis and digital narratives are included, in order to study the ways of making sense of depression by YouTube© users and commentators. Results include topics such as the process of reaching the diagnosis, the resignification of identity once the diagnosis is established on the narratives of those who tell their experiences and those who leave comments. As emerging topics from the study, the allusions to suicide as a biographical instance in the narratives about depression, and the confrontation of narratives between videos and comments, in relation to the diagnosis and possible treatments stand out.

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Author Biography

  • Esteban Grippaldi, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (CONICET-UNL). Instituto de Humanidades y Ciencias del Litoral (IHUCSO), Ciudad de Santa Fe, Argentina.

    National Council for Scientific and Technical Research – Institute of Humanities and Coastal Sciences (CONICET- IHUCSO, UNL), City of Santa Fe – Argentina. CONICET postdoctoral fellow, member of the Social Studies Group on Drugs and Diagnostics (GESFyD). Head of Practical Work UNL, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences. He holds a PhD in Social Sciences (UBA) and a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology (UNL).

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Published

17/07/2024

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How to Cite

“Passing through earthly”: narratives on depression in Youtube© (Argentina, 2022-2023). Estudos de Sociologia, v. 29, n. 1, 17 Jul.2024.