The Hysterical Alphabet by Terri Kapsalis
Hysteria has an under-recognized (and under-appreciated ) four-thousand-year history that deeply inflects our contemporary ideas about women and illness. The ancient Greek myth of the traveling uterus, shrieking Clytemnestra, Freud s Dora, the French-Victorian electromechanical vibrator, the films of John Waters one doesn t have to look far to see the manifestation of female hysteria as a cultural symptom. Terri Kapsalis s The Hysterical Alphabet is an abecedary offering condensed history of hysteria with levity, playfulness, and critical insight. Drawn from medical writings and images ranging from ancient Egypt to the present, each letter introduces an episode direct from the annals of medical lore. The Hysterical Alphabet tracks centuries of female malady, heartily disproving the theory that time heals all wombs.Terri Kapsalis is a performer and health educator. Her writings have appeared in Lusitania, New Foundations, Public, and the Drama Review, among other publications. She has taught in medical schools as a gynecology teaching associate and is currently teaching in the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780945323167 |
| ISBN 10 | 0945323166 |
| Title | The Hysterical Alphabet |
| Author | Terri Kapsalis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WhiteWalls, Inc |
| Year published | 2008-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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