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The First Time I Thought I Was Dying

Sarah Walker

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English
Queensland Univ. Press
03 August 2021
A dazzling collection of essays that unpacks our unruly bodies and minds and questions why we are taught to fear and punish them, from an exciting and award-winning new author.

We live in a world that expects us to be constantly in control of ourselves. Our bodies and minds, though, have other ideas.

In this striking debut, artist and writer Sarah Walker wrestles with the awkward spaces where anatomy meets society- body image and Photoshop, phobias and religion, sex scenes and onstage violence, death and grief. Her luminous writing is at once specific and universal as she mines the limits of anxiety, intimacy and control.

Sharp-witted and poignant, this collection of essays explores our unruly bodies and asks how we might learn to embrace our own chaos.

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Imprint:   Queensland Univ. Press
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   314g
ISBN:   9780702263286
ISBN 10:   0702263281
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sarah Walker is a writer, artist and photographer. She makes work about anxiety, control and intimacy in text, video and immersive installation across Australia and internationally. She is a Walkley-nominated essayist and critic, and co-hosted the podcast Contact Mic. She is also one of Australia's most experienced arts photographers. She lives on Wathaurong country in Geelong, Australia, where she surfs (badly) and gardens (also badly).

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