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Alec Grant: a living tribute

Alec Grant: a living tribute This paper aims to provide a living tribute to the leading autoethnographer, Alec Grant.Design/methodology/approachAlec provided Jerome with a list of names of people he might approach to write a tribute on his behalf.FindingsThe accounts describe the influence that Alec has had both as an educator and as a trusted colleague for the people approached.Research limitations/implicationsWhile this is a living tribute, it is about one man and could, therefore, be described as a case study. Some people wonder what can be learned from a single case study. Read on and find out.Practical implicationsAlec has carved out a path for himself. In many senses, he chose “The Road Less Travelled”. He has never shied away from challenging “The System” and defending the rights of the marginalized and socially excluded. It is not a road for the faint-hearted.Social implicationsFor systems to change, radical thinkers need to show the way. “Change keeps us safe” (Stuart Bell).Originality/valueAlec was a well-known and highly respected cognitive behavioural academic practitioner and the author of key textbooks in the field. He then decided to reinvent himself as an autoethnographer. This has brought him into contact with a much more diverse group of people. It has also brought him home to himself. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mental Health and Social Inclusion Emerald Publishing

Alec Grant: a living tribute

Carson, Jerome
Mental Health and Social Inclusion , Volume 28 (5): 16 – Dec 2, 2024
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Emerald Publishing
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2042-8308
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10.1108/mhsi-07-2023-0074
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This paper aims to provide a living tribute to the leading autoethnographer, Alec Grant.Design/methodology/approachAlec provided Jerome with a list of names of people he might approach to write a tribute on his behalf.FindingsThe accounts describe the influence that Alec has had both as an educator and as a trusted colleague for the people approached.Research limitations/implicationsWhile this is a living tribute, it is about one man and could, therefore, be described as a case study. Some people wonder what can be learned from a single case study. Read on and find out.Practical implicationsAlec has carved out a path for himself. In many senses, he chose “The Road Less Travelled”. He has never shied away from challenging “The System” and defending the rights of the marginalized and socially excluded. It is not a road for the faint-hearted.Social implicationsFor systems to change, radical thinkers need to show the way. “Change keeps us safe” (Stuart Bell).Originality/valueAlec was a well-known and highly respected cognitive behavioural academic practitioner and the author of key textbooks in the field. He then decided to reinvent himself as an autoethnographer. This has brought him into contact with a much more diverse group of people. It has also brought him home to himself.

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Mental Health and Social Inclusion – Emerald Publishing

Published: Dec 2, 2024

Keywords: Authenticity; Alcohol; Autoethnography; Lived experience; Scots

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