Patricia Friedrich

The Literary and Linguistic Construction of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (eBook, PDF)

No Ordinary Doubt

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a literary and linguistic reading of obsessive-compulsive disorder to argue that medical understandings of disability need their social, political, literary and linguistic counterparts, especially if we aspire to create a more inclusive, self-reflective society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 209
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137427335
• Artikelnr.: 43975919

Autorenporträt

Patricia Friedrich is Associate Professor at Arizona State University, USA. She teaches and conducts research on the social/political environments where linguistic expression occurs. Her works dwells on the intersection of power, language, culture and peace. She has published dozens of articles in periodicals, a single-authored book, and two collections for which she served as editor. She is also a published author of literary fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1. OCD Inside Out: The
Forging of Disorder 2. Recurrent Doubt: A Brief Story of OCD Through its
Literary Texts 3. Just for Fun: The Misappropriation of OCD for Humor and
the Role of Critical Disciplines in Claiming it Back 4. Someone Else's
Words: OCD, Language and Discourse Power 5. Me and my OCD: Memoirs and the
Challenges of Self Representation 6. Not 'Just' a Story: Literary
Invention, Innovation, and OCD 7. Bioconcerns, OCD Fears, and Other
Worrisome Things: Healing Through Narrative Bibliography Index