Presentation Title
Madness in Memoir: The Representation of the Unmarked Body
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
College
College of Art & Letters
Major
English
Location
RM 215-218
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jessica Luck
Start Date
2-27-2013 1:40 PM
End Date
2-27-2013 5:20 PM
Abstract
Darkness visible is a compelling memoir in which William Styron depicts his personal battle with depression. My projects explores depression in memoir as a kind of “coming out” narrative that moves past society’s call for a “performance of normalcy” from the unmarked disabled body.
Madness in Memoir: The Representation of the Unmarked Body
RM 215-218
Darkness visible is a compelling memoir in which William Styron depicts his personal battle with depression. My projects explores depression in memoir as a kind of “coming out” narrative that moves past society’s call for a “performance of normalcy” from the unmarked disabled body.
