Oddgeir Synnes

professor

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Place
- Campus:
  Oslo
- Address:
  Diakonveien 14, 0370 Oslo

Academic profile

Utdanna litteraturvitar. Har i mange år arbeidd med narrativ medisin, sjukdomsforteljingar og kreativ skriving innan eldreomsorg og palliativ omsorg. Underviser og rettleiar innan narrativ medisin og helsefagleg humaniora.

Fields of expertise

Hermeneutics
Dementia care
Narrative analysis
Dignity
Narrative research
Nostalgia
Gerontology
Illness narratives
Creative writing
Citizenship

Scientific publications

2026

Reading literature on kinship in a clinical context: a qualitative study of a reading group for nurses 2026 Medical Humanities - Mai Nanna Schoenau, Malene Missel, Oddgeir Arne Synnes

2025

Enchanted places, invoked pasts Exploring Nostalgia 2025 - Oddgeir Synnes

“I want to live life, not just be in it!”: a qualitative study on existential aspects of choosing to reduce or stop psychotropic medication 2025 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being - Stine Madsen Kvaløy, Oddgeir Synnes, Anne Austad

Rom for sansning? Omsorgens estetikk 2025 Tidsskrift for omsorgsforskning - Oddgeir Synnes, Hilde Bondevik

Processing the trauma of gynaecological cancer through reading and writing: Women’s experiences from digital storytelling after treatment 2025 Health Care for Women International - Ragnhild Johanne Tveit Sekse, Sigrund Breistig, Oddgeir Synnes

2024

«Vi blir kjent på nytt.» Helsearbeidere i demensomsorgen sine erfaringer med å delta på kunstverksted sammen med personer med demens 2024 Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health - Eli Odland Lea, Oddgeir Synnes

Å artikulere kreftoverlevelse gjennom poetisk språk Kreftoverlevelse på nye måter 2024 - Hilde Bondevik, Oddgeir Synnes

Repair and Re-enchantment: Reading and Writing Cancer Narrative Medicine: Trauma and Ethics 2024 - Oddgeir Arne Synnes, Hilde Bondevik

“That bastard chose me”: the use of metaphor in women’s cancer blogs 2024 Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare - Kaja Kvaale, Oddgeir Arne Synnes, Olaug Synnøve Lian, Hilde Bondevik

Malodour, metaphors, and communication: a linguistic analysis of patients’ expressions on living with unpleasant smells 2024 Nordisk sygeplejeforskning - Grete Breievne, Oddgeir Synnes

Fysiske omgivelsers betydning for pårørende i palliative enheter: en foto-elisiteringsstudie 2024 Nordisk sygeplejeforskning - Ellen Marie Lykke Trier, Oddgeir Synnes, Lisbeth Thoresen

Guds hånd, Maradona og Messi(as):Fotball og folkereligion i Argentina 2024 Prismet - Trine Anker, Oddgeir Synnes

Finding the Right Wor(l)ds: Creative Writing as Aesthetic and Existential Practice in Later Life The Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging 2024 - Oddgeir Synnes

2023

Time and Dignity: A Phenomenological Investigation of Poetry Writing in Dementia Care A poetic language of ageing 2023 - Oddgeir Arne Synnes, Eva Gjengedal, Målfrid Råheim

‘A Story of Being Invisible’: A Single Case Study on the Significance of Being Recognised When Needing Acute Healthcare in the Early COVID-19 Pandemic 2023 Qualitative Health Research - Nina Jøranson, Oddgeir Synnes, Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad, Grete Breievne, Marius Myrstad, Kristi Elisabeth Heiberg, Marte Walle-Hansen, Hilde Lausund

Introduction: A Poetic Language of Ageing A poetic language of ageing 2023 - Olga Vanessa Lehmann, Oddgeir Arne Synnes

A poetic language of ageing 2023 - Olga Vanessa Lehmann, Oddgeir Arne Synnes

Acquiring a new understanding of illness and agency: a narrative study of recovering from chronic fatigue syndrome 2023 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being - Anne Karen Bakken, Anne Marit Mengshoel, Oddgeir Synnes, Elin Bolle Strand

2022

A narrative approach to exploring values in organisations Researching Values. Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organizations and Leadership 2022 - Gry Espedal, Oddgeir Synnes

Creative writing as a means to recovery from early psychosis – Experiences from a group intervention 2022 Arts and Health - Kristin Lie Romm, Oddgeir Synnes, Hilde Bondevik

‘Existential’ in Scandinavian Healthcare Journals: An Analysis of the Concept and Implications for Future Research 2022 Religions - Marianne Rodriguez Nygaard, Anne Austad, Torgeir Sørensen, Oddgeir Synnes, Wilfred McSherry

“A tune beyond us, yet ourselves”: An ethics of the unconscious and cultural citizenship in dementia Lived citizenship for persons in vulnerable life situations. Theories and practices 2022 - Oddgeir Synnes

2021

“Møter med kunst som kulturelt medborgerskap”: En kasusstudie av personer med demens sine møter med kunst på tilrettelagte omvisninger i kunstmuseum 2021 - Eli Lea, Oddgeir Synnes, Eva Gjengedal, Christine Hansen

Nobody Dies Alone in the Electronic Patient Record—A Qualitative Analysis of the Textual Practices of Documenting Dying and Death 2021 Omega - Journal of Death and Dying - Laila Hov, Bodil Tveit, Oddgeir Synnes

The poetics of vulnerability: creative writing among young adults in treatment for psychosis in light of Ricoeur’s and Kristeva’s philosophy of language and subjectivity 2021 Medicine, Health care and Philosophy - Oddgeir Arne Synnes, Kristin Lie Romm, Hilde Bondevik

“I still want to be part of the world…where I belong.” A case study of the experiences of a man with Alzheimer’s of dementia-friendly guided tours at an art museum 2021 International Journal of Ageing and Later Life (IJAL) - Eli Odland Lea, Oddgeir Synnes

2020

Kunsten å ta kunsten på alvor: Personer med demens på kunstmuseet 2020 Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health - Eli Lea, Christine Hansen, Oddgeir Arne Synnes

Modes of dying in the electronic patient record 2020 Mortality - Laila Hov, Bernike Pasveer, Oddgeir Arne Synnes

Finding ways to carry on : stories of vulnerability in chronic illness 2020 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being - Oddgeir Synnes, Aud Jorun Orøy, Målfrid Råheim, Liv Bachmann, Else Mari Ruberg Ekra, Eva Gjengedal, Magnhild Høie, Else Jørgensen, Ragnhild Karen Astad Michaelsen, Hildegunn Sundal, Solfrid Vatne, Else Lykkeslet

Home as Cultural Imaginary at the End of Life Ways of Home Making in Care for Later Life 2020 - Oddgeir Synnes, Arthur W. Frank

An intimate connection: Exploring the visual art experiences of persons with dementia 2020 Dementia - Eli Lea, Oddgeir Arne Synnes

Patients' illness narratives - From being healthy to living with incurable cancer: Encounters with doctors through the disease trajectory 2020 Cancer Reports - Kirsti Kvåle, Dagny Faksvåg Haugen, Oddgeir Synnes

Ways of Home Making in Care for Later Life 2020 - Bernike Pasveer, Oddgeir Synnes, Ingunn Brita Moser

A complex reminding: the ethics of poetry writing in dementia care 2020 Dementia - Oddgeir Synnes, Målfrid Råheim, Else Lykkeslet, Eva Gjengedal

Negotiating the turning point in the transition from curative to palliative treatment: a linguistic analysis of medical records of dying patients 2020 BMC Palliative Care - Laila Hov, Oddgeir Synnes, Guri Aarseth

Doing Home with Care in Ageing Societies Ways of Home Making in Care for Later Life 2020 - Bernike Pasveer, Oddgeir Synnes, Ingunn Brita Moser