G. Thomas Couser

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G. Thomas Couser



Average rating: 3.83 · 167 ratings · 11 reviews · 16 distinct works
Memoir: An Introduction

3.77 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions
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Recovering Bodies: Illness,...

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3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions
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Signifying Bodies: Disabili...

4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions
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Vulnerable Subjects: Ethics...

3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions
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Disability Experiences: Mem...

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Letter to My Father

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Altered Egos: Authority in ...

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions
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True Relations: Essays on A...

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American Autobiography: The...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1979 — 3 editions
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Body Language: Narrating il...

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“From the cover blurb on the University of Wisconsin Press edition, writer unknown:

Discussing memoirs, diaries, collaborative narratives, photo documentaries, essays, and other forms of life writing, G. Thomas Couser shows that these books are not primarily records of medical conditions; they are a means for individuals to recover their bodies (or those of loved ones) from marginalization and impersonal medical discourse. Responding to the recent growth of illness and disability narratives in the United States....”
G. Thomas Couser, Recovering Bodies: Illness, Disability, and Life Writing



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