{"product_id":"ghostbodies-towards-a-new-theory-of-invalidism-9781783207800","title":"Ghostbodies: Towards a New Theory of Invalidism","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Maia Dolphin-Krute\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Intellect (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Intellect (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow is illness represented in today's cultural texts? In Ghostbodies, Maia Dolphin-Krute argues that the illusive sick body is often made invisible - a ghost - because it does not always fit society's definition of disability. In these pages, she reflectively engages in a philosophical discussion of the lived experience of illness alongside an examination of how language and cultural constructions influence and represent this experience in a variety of forms. The book provides a linguistic mirror through which the reader may see his or her own specific invalidity reflected, enabling an examination of what it is like to live within a ghostbody. In the end, Dolphin-Krute asks - if illness is not what it seems, what then is health?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890197676183,"sku":"9781783207800","price":3313.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781783207800.webp?v=1781179084","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ghostbodies-towards-a-new-theory-of-invalidism-9781783207800","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}