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Memoirs of Well-Being: Rewriting Discourses of Illness and Disability
Tanja Reiffenrath
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paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: DS; JFCA; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
As the body politics of life writing in the United States change, illness and disability memoirs receive considerable attention. Although these narratives are framed by a lack of health, they abundantly present health and do so beyond its binary relationship to the pathological. This book departs from previous scholarship by bringing into focus the writers' representations of cure, recovery, and healing as well as their reluctance to bring closure to their narratives and align their stories with traditional notions of health. These memoirs thus partake in the construction of alternative narratives of illness and disability.
As the body politics of life writing in the United States change, illness and disability memoirs receive considerable attention. Although these narratives are framed by a lack of health, they abundantly present health and do so beyond its binary relationship to the pathological. This book departs from previous scholarship by bringing into focus the writers' representations of cure, recovery, and healing as well as their reluctance to bring closure to their narratives and align their stories with traditional notions of health. These memoirs thus partake in the construction of alternative narratives of illness and disability.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837635461
SKU
V9783837635461
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About Tanja Reiffenrath
Tanja Reiffenrath works in Student and Academic Services at the University of Goettingen, Germany. Her research interests include socially inclusive pedagogies and the internationalization of the curricula.
Reviews for Memoirs of Well-Being: Rewriting Discourses of Illness and Disability
»Wer zu literarischen Darstellungen von Krankheit und Behinderung forscht, findet in Reiffenraths Untersuchung eine Fülle von Ideen und Diskursen zum Thema, und das Schlagwort ›memoirs of well-being‹ dürfte den zukünftigen narratologischen Diskurs der Disability Studies bereichern.« Philipp Schmerheim, 06.01.2017