Surface tensions surgery, bodily boundaries, and the social self / [Texte imprimé] :
Lenore Manderson
- Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, cop. 2011
- 1 vol. (294 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Bibliogr. p. 269-283
Machine generated contents note: Preface Prologue: Perdita's Story 1. The Body as Subject 2. Our Cyborg Selves, and other Modern Tales 3. Visible Ruptures: The Art of Living with Lack 4. Body Basics: Living with a Stoma 5. The Feminine in Question 6. Replaceable Parts: The End of Natural Life 7. Conclusion: Necessity's Children
"Surface Tensions is an expansive, yet intimate study of how people remake themselves after catastrophic bodily change--the loss of limbs, the loss of function, the loss or replacement of organs. Against a sweeping cultural backdrop of art, popular culture, and the history of science and medicine, Manderson uses narrative epistemology based on in-depth interviews with over 300 individuals to show how they re-establish the coherence of their bodies, identities, and biographies. In addition to offering important new insights into the care, rehabilitation, and rehabituation of post-trauma patients, Manderson's work challenges conventional ideas about the nature of embodiment and is an important contribution to medical anthropology, disability studies, and cultural studies"--
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Human body / Social aspects Body image People with disabilities / Psychology Medical anthropology SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities MEDICAL / Public Health MEDICAL / Prosthesis HEALTH & FITNESS / Physical Impairments