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Representing Epilepsy
Jeannette Stirling
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Description for Representing Epilepsy
Hardcover. At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Thsi book seeks to understand the epileptic body as a literary or figurative device intelligible beyond a medical framework. It is suitable for cultural disability studies scholars and for those seeking greater understanding of this common condition. Series: Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC; JFFG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Representing Epilepsy, the latest volume in LUP’s acclaimed Representations series, seeks to understand the epileptic body as a literary or figurative device intelligible beyond a medical framework. Jeannette Stirling argues that neurological discourse from the late-nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century is as much forged by the cultural conditions and representational politics of the times as it is by the science of western medicine. Along the way she explores narratives of epilepsy depicting ideas of social disorder, tainted bloodlines, sexual deviance, spiritualism and criminality in works as diverse as David Copperfield ... Read more
At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Representing Epilepsy, the latest volume in LUP’s acclaimed Representations series, seeks to understand the epileptic body as a literary or figurative device intelligible beyond a medical framework. Jeannette Stirling argues that neurological discourse from the late-nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century is as much forged by the cultural conditions and representational politics of the times as it is by the science of western medicine. Along the way she explores narratives of epilepsy depicting ideas of social disorder, tainted bloodlines, sexual deviance, spiritualism and criminality in works as diverse as David Copperfield ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846312373
SKU
V9781846312373
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About Jeannette Stirling
Dr Jeannette Stirling is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts & Learning Development, University of Wollongong, Australia.
Reviews for Representing Epilepsy
Stirling's book will certainly appeal to a wide-ranging readership. An essential reading for scholars and students in the field of medical humanities, it will also attract literary, disability, and media scholars, historians of medicine, as well as health professionals who wish to expand their understanding of the sociocultural aspects of epilepsy. Maria Vaccarella, Epilepsy & Behavior
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