"One sheds one's sickness in books" : illness, uncertainty, and the book as creative intervention

Author:

Supavarasuwat, Pim-Orn

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Imprint:

[New York City] : The Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, 2022 and ©2022

Subject:

Bibliotherapy - History - 19th century
Bibliotherapy - History - 20th century
Invalids - Books and reading - History - 19th century
Invalids - Books and reading - History - 20th century
Convalescence - History - 19th century
Convalescence - History - 20th century

Contributor:

Linn, Meredith B., advisor
Meyer, Caspar, reader

Description:

iv, 37 leaves : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:

Clive Wainwright Award, 2022

Bibliographic Note:

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-37)

Contents:

Introduction. The limitations of biomedicine and its history ; Understanding uncertainty ; What is a book? -- The consolation of the book -- Navigating uncertainty by the bedside -- The words themselves

Note:

See Librarian

Collection:

BGC Thesis Collection