Offers an unconventional look at life with breast cancer and the societal space occupied by the seriously ill In this irreverent and moving memoir, Lord draws on the e-mail correspondence of Her Baldness to offer an unconventional look at life with breast cancer and the societal space occupied by the seriously ill. She photographs herself and the rooms in which she negotiates her disease. She details the clash of personalities in support groups, her ambivalence about Western medicine, her struggles to maintain her relationship with her partner, and her bemusement when she is mistaken for a sir. She uses these experiences - common to the one-in-eight women who will be diagnosed at some point with breast cancer - to illuminate larger issues of gender signifiers, sexuality, and the construction of community.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-13
9780292702578
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95612387
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Gender Issues
Author
Catherine Lord
Publication Name
The Summer of Her Baldness: a Cancer Improvisation
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
247 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
962g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Catherine Lord
Series Title
Constructs Series
Topic
Books
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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