In this Book
- The Opioid Epidemic and US Culture: Expression, Art, and Politics in an Age of Addiction
- Book
- 2020
- Published by: West Virginia University Press
summary
The Opioid Epidemic and US Culture brings a new set of perspectives to one of the most pressing contemporary topics in Appalachia and the nation as a whole. A project aimed both at challenging dehumanizing attitudes toward those caught in the opioid epidemic and at protesting the structural forces that have enabled it, this edited volume assembles a multidisciplinary community of scholars and practitioners to consider the ways that people have mobilized their creativity in response to the crisis. From the documentary The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia to the role of cough syrup in mumble rap, and from a queer Appalachian zine to protests against the Sackler family’s art-world philanthropy, the essays here explore the intersections of expressive culture, addiction, and recovery.
Written for an audience of people working on the front lines of the opioid crisis, the book is essential reading for social workers, addiction counselors, halfway house managers, and people with opioid use disorder. It will also appeal to the community of scholars interested in understanding how aesthetics shape our engagement with critical social issues, particularly in the fields of literary and film criticism, museum studies, and ethnomusicology.
Written for an audience of people working on the front lines of the opioid crisis, the book is essential reading for social workers, addiction counselors, halfway house managers, and people with opioid use disorder. It will also appeal to the community of scholars interested in understanding how aesthetics shape our engagement with critical social issues, particularly in the fields of literary and film criticism, museum studies, and ethnomusicology.
Table of Contents
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- Part I. On the Outside Looking In: The Opioid Crisis from Without
- Part II. If You Lived Here: Representing the Opioid Epidemic from Within
- 6. Pretty Lil Azzie
- pp. 95-98
- 8. Finding Maggie Boylan
- pp. 105-117
- 10. Remediating the Opioid Crisis in Museums
- pp. 132-148
- Part III. New Day Dawning: Recovery, Sobriety, and Post-Opioid Futures
- 15. Healing Open Wounds
- pp. 219-234
- 16. Pain Is One Dance Partner: Move with It
- pp. 235-253
- Contributors
- pp. 281-284
Additional Information
ISBN
9781949199727
Related ISBN(s)
9781949199703, 9781949199710
MARC Record
OCLC
1201175819
Pages
297
Launched on MUSE
2020-10-22
Language
English
Open Access
No