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Mammographies : the cultural discourses of breast cancer narratives / Mary K. DeShazer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeShazer, Mary K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Breast--Radiography--Cross-cultural studies.
- Breast.
- Breast--Imaging--Cross-cultural studies.
- Ethnicity--Health aspects.
- Ethnicity.
- Transcultural medical care.
- Breast--Imaging.
- Breast--Radiography.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2013]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Postmillennial Breast Cancer Photo-narratives: Technologized Terrain 17
- 2 Audre Lorde's Successors: Breast Cancer Narratives as Feminist Theory 40
- 3 Narratives of Prophylactic Mastectomy: Mapping the Breast Cancer Gene 66
- 4 Rebellious Humor in Breast Cancer Narratives: Deflating the Culture of Optimism 92
- 5 New Directions in Breast Cancer Photography: Documenting Women's Post-operative Bodies 119
- 6 Cancer Narratives and an Ethics of Commemoration: Susan Sontag, Annie Leibovitz, and David Rieff 156
- 7 Bodies, Witness, Mourning: Reading Breast Cancer Autothanatography 1757.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472118823
- 9780472029235
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.5571825
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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