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- Becoming Visible
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- 2013
- Published by: RIT Press
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Becoming Visible brings together scholarly discussions of visibility and illness, photographs of an experience in treatment for Hodgkins lymphoma, and personal testimonial about that time. An artistic and academic contribution to the fields of trauma studies, disability studies and autopathography, this cancer journey reveals how the forces of art and narrative can contribute to social dynamics for change.
Table of Contents
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- Front matter
- pp. i-v
- Table of Contents
- p. vii
- Stealing Images of Herself
- pp. xiii-xiv
- 1. Becoming Visible
- pp. 1-17
- 4. Support
- pp. 35-43
- 5. Invisible
- p. 45
- 6. Treatment
- pp. 49-80
- 7. Nearing the End
- pp. 83-86
- 8. Radiation
- pp. 89-91
- 9. Conversation
- pp. 93-99
- Acknowledgements
- p. 115
- Works Cited
- pp. 120-122
- List of Illustrations
- pp. 123-124
Additional Information
ISBN
9781933360836
Related ISBN(s)
9781933360829
MARC Record
OCLC
899266247
Pages
144
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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