Men writing eating disorders : autobiographical writing and illness experience in English and German narratives

• Main Author: Bartel, Heike (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
• Series: Emerald points.
• Subjects: English literature > Male authors > History and criticism.; German literature > Male authors > History and criticism.; Autobiography.; Eating disorders in men.; Eating disorders in literature.; Masculinity in literature.; Mental illness in literature.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781839099229; 9781839099205
• DOI: 10.1108/9781839099205
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 167 pages).

Eating disorders do not only affect women and girls; men and boys get them too but remain mostly invisible. This book gives insight into this neglected problem through a comparative and transnational analysis of autobiographical accounts written by men with experience of living with eating disorders...

Table of Contents:

• Prelims
• Introduction
• 1: Eating disorders and men
• 2: Constructing eating disorders
• 3: Written on the body
• 4: Autobiographical writing
• 5: Writing for healthcare
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index.