Tumor

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Dr. Anna Leahy (Chapman University, USA) Christopher Schaberg (Activist and Freelance Author USA)

Tumor

Dr. Anna Leahy (Chapman University, USA), Christopher Schaberg (Activist and Freelance Author USA), Professor Ian Bogost (Loyola University New Orleans USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic USA
07 September 2017

Philosophy: aesthetics; Material culture; Media studies; Medical sociology

Series: Object Lessons

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

One in two men and one in three women will develop invasive cancer.

Tumors have the power to redefine identities and change how people live with one another.

Tumor takes readers on an intellectual adventure around the attitudes that shape how humans do scientific research, treat cancer, and talk about disease, treatment, and death. With poetic verve and acuity, Anna Leahy explores why and how tumors happen, how we think and talk about them, and how we try to rid ourselves of them.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

By: Dr. Anna Leahy (Chapman University USA)
Edited by: Christopher Schaberg (Activist and Freelance Author USA), Professor Ian Bogost (Loyola University New Orleans USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 121mm,
Weight: 152g
ISBN: 9781501323300
ISBN 10: 150132330X
Series: Object Lessons
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 07 September 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.amleahy.com

Anna Leahy is Director of the MFA in Creative Writing, Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, and a Professor of English at Chapman University, USA. Her publications include the poetry collection Aperture, the co-written cultural memoir Generation Space, and the scholarly collection What We Talk about When We Talk about Creative Writing.

Reviews for Tumor

In clear, compelling language, Anna Leahy writes with insight and empathy about cancer and the social and cultural dimensions of one of our greatest fears. A blend of science, journalism, and deeply personal storytelling, this book takes a lyrical approach to a complex subject we all face in some way. Kristen Iversen, Professor of English & Comparative Literature, University of Cincinnati, USA, and author of Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats (2012)