The literary and linguistic construction of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Subtitle: no ordinary doubt
By: Patricia Friedrich
Series: Literary disability series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781137493477
Subjects: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; LITERARY CRITICISM / General; Psycholinguistics; Neuroses in literature; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Illness; Language and culture; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General; Literary Discourse analysis; Psychological aspects; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); Obsessive-compulsive disorder in literature; PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Description: "What does it mean to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder in a time when the word "obsession" has become synonymous with "driven", "focused" or "infatuated"? This book presents a literary and linguistic reading of obsessive-compulsive disorder, both in its contemporary form and its historical antecedent, to argue that medical understandings of disability need their social, political, literary and linguistic counterparts, especially if we aspire to create a more inclusive society. The chapters visit memoirs, historical texts, novels and movies to demonstrate how each of these manifestations becomes a part of the "story" of OCD. In that sense, we construct reality based on the discourses that are available to us, and the discourses of OCD are yet to encompass all of its diversity and complexity"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: List of illustrationsPreface Acknowledgements1. OCD Inside Out: The Forging of Disorder2. Recurrent Doubt: A Brief Story of OCD Through its Literary Texts3. Just for Fun: The Misappropriation of OCD for Humor and the Role of Critical Disciplines in Claiming it Back4. Someone Else's Words: OCD, Language and Discourse Power5. Me and my OCD: Memoirs and the Challenges of Self Representation6. Not 'Just' a Story: Literary Invention, Innovation, and OCD 7. Bioconcerns, OCD Fears, and Other Worrisome Things: Healing Through NarrativeBibliographyIndex.