Writing madness, writing normalcy: self and stigma in memoirs of mental illness
Auteur :
Spieker, Lisa
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9781476682273
Date de publication :
26 mai 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
318 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
What does it mean to be ‘mad’ in contemporary society? How do we categorize people's reactions to extreme pressures, trauma, loneliness and serious mental illness? Who gets to determine these classifications, and why? This book seeks to answer these questions through studying an increasingly popular media genre - memoirs of mental illnesses.