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Mammographies - The Cultural Discourses of Breast Cancer Narratives (Paperback)
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Mammographies - The Cultural Discourses of Breast Cancer Narratives (Paperback)
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This book's compelling subject is the narratives of contemporary
writers and artists who probe the ravages of breast cancer. Mary K.
DeShazer's focus is on memoirs and photographic narratives of
breast cancer, a category she calls mammographies to signify both
the imaging technology by which most Western women discover they
have thisdisease and the documentary imperatives that drive their
written and visual accounts of it. Mammographies argues that
contemporary breast cancer narratives differ from their
predecessors in noteworthy ways, addressing neglected topics such
as the links between cancer and environmental carcinogens, the
ethics and efficacy of genetic testing and prophylactic mastectomy,
and the shifting politics of prosthesis and reconstruction.
DeShazer explores the ways in which the narratives constitute a
distinctive testimonial and memorial tradition, a claim supported
by close readings and theoretical analysis that demonstrate how
these narratives question hegemonic cultural discourses, empower
reader-viewers as empathic witnesses, and provide communal sites
for mourning, resisting, and remembering.
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