Literary and Linguistic Construction of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

No Ordinary Doubt

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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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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Utgivningsdatum2015-09-09
Mått140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt404 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLiterary Disability Studies
Antal sidor209
Upplaga2015
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137493477

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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.

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