The First Time I Thought I Was Dying

The First Time I Thought I Was Dying
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Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages : 183
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ISBN-10 : 9780702265099
ISBN-13 : 0702265098
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Book Synopsis The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by : Sarah Walker

Download or read book The First Time I Thought I Was Dying written by Sarah Walker and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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