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      Liverpool University Press
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      April 2010
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      9781846312373
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.5949/UPO9781846316173
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      • Series:
      Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society
      Subjects:
      History, History of Medicine
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    At least 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Representing Epilepsy, the latest volume in LUP’s acclaimed Representations series, seeks to understand the epileptic body as a literary or figurative device intelligible beyond a medical framework. Jeannette Stirling argues that neurological discourse from the late-nineteenth century through to the mid-twentieth century is as much forged by the cultural conditions and representational politics of the times as it is by the science of western medicine. Along the way she explores narratives of epilepsy depicting ideas of social disorder, tainted bloodlines, sexual deviance, spiritualism and criminality in works as diverse as David Copperfield and The X Files. This path-breaking book will be required reading for cultural disability studies scholars and for anyone seeking greater understanding of this common condition. ‘Representing Epilepsy offers a clever exploration of the cultural history of this condition, based on an effective interdisciplinary approach. It will be of particular interest to scholars and students in the field of Medical Humanities, as well as to all those involved in the care of people with epilepsy, who wish to improve their understanding of the socio-cultural repercussions of the condition.’ Maria Vaccarella, King’s College London

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    Stirling's book will certainly appeal to a wide-ranging readership. An essential reading for scholars and students in the field of medical humanities, it will also attract literary, disability, and media scholars, historians of medicine, as well as health professionals who wish to expand their understanding of the sociocultural aspects of epilepsy.'

    Maria Vaccarella Source: Epilepsy & Behavior

    Stirling's book will certainly appeal to a wide-ranging readership. An essential reading for scholars and students in the field of medical humanities, it will also attract literary, disability, and media scholars, historians of medicine, as well as health professionals who wish to expand their understanding of the sociocultural aspects of epilepsy.

    Maria Vaccarella Source: Epilepsy & Behavior

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