{"product_id":"embodied-narratives-in-the-health-humanities-and-literary-studies-hardback-9781487559427","title":"Embodied Narratives in the Health Humanities and Literary Studies (Hardback) 9781487559427","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEmbodied Narratives in the Health Humanities and Literary Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEftihia Mihelakis (Edited by), Lucille Toth (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487559427\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 November 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 3 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbodied Narratives in the Health Humanities and Literary Studies\u003c\/em\u003e bridges the gap between literary studies and health humanities, highlighting the transformative power of storytelling and the significance of the physical act of writing. From embodied narratives to cultural and historical contexts, this collection seeks to reshape our understanding of disease and illness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRooted in the belief that writing is a physically demanding process, the contributing authors explore the possibilities and limitations of embodied narratives through somatic experiences, challenging dominant perspectives on health, illness, and medicalization. In doing so, they address critical issues of representation, power dynamics in the medical field, and the relationship between literary form and health-care discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the principles of narrative medicine through the lens of literary studies, the book emphasizes the importance of subjectivity, empathy, and introspection. \u003cem\u003eEmbodied Narratives in the Health Humanities and Literary Studies\u003c\/em\u003e amplifies the voices of marginalized communities and sparks critical discussions on social justice, health equity, and patient advocacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbodying Narratives in the Health Humanities and Literary Studies: An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEftihia Mihelakis and Lucille Toth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart I: Theorizing Embodied Health and Illness Narrative\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Literary Fiction: Bridging Biomedical Sciences and Health Humanities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFernanda Pérez-Gay Juárez and Louise Toutée\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2. The “Villainous Obstinacy and Ugliness” of “a Body of Facts”: The Creation of the Character of Alexis Saint-Martin by His Surgeon, Dr. William Beaumont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaxime Raymond Bock\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3. A Material Turn of “Japs” in John Okada’s No-No Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKim Chang-Hee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart II: Queering Embodied Health Narratives\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4. Vaccination, Pandemics, and Fear in the Now\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSander L. Gilman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e5. The Embodied Experience of Queer Moments: Crossing the Symptomatic Aesthetics of Joris-Karl Huysmans, Hervé Guibert, and David Wojnarowicz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBenjamin Gagnon-Chainey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e6. Positive Status\/Positive Space: The Opportunity of Disclosure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEric Jorgensen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart III: Exploring Practice-Based Embodied Health Narratives\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e7. Decolonial Feminist Acts of Health\/Care in Senegalese Urban Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulie Van Dam \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e8. “We Are Not Waiting”: When Patients Become Medical Innovators\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAude Bandini and Jonathan Garfinkel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e9. Embodied Books: Sensing Health-Care Experiences in Artists’ Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDarian Goldin Stahl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e10. The Otherness of Fat: An Intersectional Psychotherapy Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHilary Offman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52596009107736,"sku":"9781487559427","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/embodied-narratives-in-the-health-humanities-and-literary-studies-hardback-9781487559427","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}