This text focuses on the writing by and about people with illness or disability - and in particular HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, deafness and paralysis - challenging the stigmas attached to their conditions by telling their lives in their own ways and on their own terms. Discussing memoirs, diaries, col[...]
This is a provocative look at writing by and about people with illness or disabilityin particular HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, deafness, and paralysiswho challenge the stigmas attached to their conditions by telling their lives in their own ways and on their own terms. Discussing memoirs, diaries, colla[...]