Patricia Friedrich

Gebundenes Buch

The Literary and Linguistic Construction of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

No Ordinary Doubt

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Literary Disability Studies
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-49347-7
• 1st ed. 2015
• Seitenzahl: 209
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 375g
• ISBN-13: 9781137493477
• ISBN-10: 113749347X
• Artikelnr.: 42787568