Surface tensions : surgery, bodily boundaries, and the social self / / Lenore Manderson.
"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 medici...
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 294 p. |
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| Summary: | "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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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781611320978 (hardback) 9781611320985 (pbk.) 9781611320992 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Lenore Manderson. |