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Self-Help and Ability
Literatur in Wissenschaft und Unterricht. Neue Folge - 1/2022
herausgegeben von Daphne Beers, Kristina Graaf und Martin KlepperPRACTICES of Self-Help and Self-Optimization combined with the expectation of positive thinking belong to the very core of US culture and US ideology. This edition explores the co-relation between self-help and dis/ability. In addition to a historical overview, case studies explore issues such as biomedicalization, inspiration porn, the addicted body, self-care and healing, and dystopian progress.
Media and genres introduced include TV serials, novels, manifestoes, the 'Terminal Teenager Romance' and 'Addiction Memoirs.'
Media and genres introduced include TV serials, novels, manifestoes, the 'Terminal Teenager Romance' and 'Addiction Memoirs.'