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‘Please tell me when you are in pain’: A heartbreaking story of care, grief and female–canine companionship

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  • Suvi Satama
  • Astrid Huopalainen

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What could the underdeveloped research area of canine–human companionship teach us about gendered body work as well as offer to the field of organization studies more broadly? This article responds to recent discussions on the animal in the organizational academy. We share an autoethnographic story of female–canine companionship as experienced by one of the authors of the article and her beloved dog, who is currently living on the borderlines between life and death, joy and mourning. We find this example relevant for raising important feminist concerns among organizational scholars about silenced questions around care and grief as well as for developing more inclusive and ethically grounded approaches to exploring research topics dealing with vulnerability. Finally, this article offers a critical reflection on the potential and limitations of alternative research in the field of organization studies that recognizes our affective relations with animals.

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  • Suvi Satama & Astrid Huopalainen, 2019. "‘Please tell me when you are in pain’: A heartbreaking story of care, grief and female–canine companionship," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(3), pages 358-376, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:gender:v:26:y:2019:i:3:p:358-376
    DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12294
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    1. Léa Dorion, 2021. "How can I turn my feminist ethnographic engagement into words? A perspective on knowledge production inspired by Audre Lorde," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(2), pages 456-470, March.
    2. Erika Cudworth, 2022. "Labors of love: Work, labor, and care in dog–human relations," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(3), pages 830-844, May.
    3. Mohammed Cheded & Alexandros Skandalis, 2021. "Touch and contact during COVID‐19: Insights from queer digital spaces," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(S2), pages 340-347, July.

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