The Literary and Linguistic Construction of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: No Ordinary Doubt

by Patricia Friedrich

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137493477
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Series:	Literary Disability Studies
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	209
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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