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

English literature German literature Autobiography Eating disorders in men Eating disorders in literature Masculinity in literature Mental illness in literature Literary Collections Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
Emerald Publishing Limited
2021
EISBN 1839099208
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.
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.
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.
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.
