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A Gentle Going? An Autoethnographic Short Story

University of Oxford, United Kingdom, jonathan.wyatt{at}learning.ox.ac.uk

This article tells the story of the death of the author’s father in 2003.Itrecounts tales of his life, his last days, and his funeral. Among other things, it may be a story of loss, of disability, of illness, of families, of masculinity, and of Englishness. Central, however, is a relationship between a father and a son.

Key Words: autoethnography • father • son • faith • culture

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