Friedrich The Literary and Linguistic Construction of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

No Ordinary Doubt
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-42733-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 209 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Literary Disability Studies

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Friedrich, Patricia

Über Autor(innen)

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.