Sex with a brain injury : on concussion and recovery
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Published
New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2024.
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Book
ISBN
9781668015544, 1668015544
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x, 289 pages ; 23 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2024.
Language
English
ISBN
9781668015544, 1668015544
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references.
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"Annie Liontas suffered multiple concussions in her thirties. In Sex with a Brain Injury, she writes about what it means to be one of the "walking wounded," facing her fear, her rage, her physical suffering, and the effects of head trauma on her marriage and other relationships. Forced to reckon with her own queer mother's battle with addiction, Liontas finds echoes in their pain. Liontas weaves history, philosophy, and personal accounts to interrogate and expand representations of mental health, ability, and disability-particularly in relation to women and the LGBT community. She uncovers the surprising legacy of brain injury, examining its role in culture, the criminal justice system, and through historical figures like Henry VIII and Harriet Tubman. Encountering Liontas's sharp, affecting prose, the reader can imagine this kind of pain, and having to claw one's way back to a new normal. The hidden gift of injury, Liontas writes, is the ability to connect with others. For the millions of people who have suffered from concussions and for those who have endeavored to support loved ones through the painful and often baffling experience of head trauma, this astonishing and compassionate narrative offers insight and hope in equal measure"-- "For readers of Meghan O'Rourke's The Invisible Kingdom, Esme Weijun Wang's The Collected Schizophrenias, and Melissa Febos's Girlhood, a powerful and deeply personal memoir in essays that sheds light on the silent epidemic of head trauma.Annie Liontas suffered multiple concussions in her thirties. In Sex with a Brain Injury, she writes about what it means to be one of the "walking wounded," facing her fear, her rage, her physical suffering, and the effects of head trauma on her marriage and other relationships. Forced to reckon with her own queer mother's battle with addiction, Liontas finds echoes in their pain. Liontas weaves history, philosophy, and personal accounts to interrogate and expand representations of mental health, ability, and disability-particularly in relation to women and the LGBT community. She uncovers the surprising legacy of brain injury, examining its role in culture, the criminal justice system, and through historical figures like Henry VIII and Harriet Tubman. Encountering Liontas's sharp, affecting prose, the reader can imagine this kind of pain, and having to claw one's way back to a new normal. The hidden gift of injury, Liontas writes, is the ability to connect with others. For the millions of people who have suffered from concussions and for those who have endeavored to support loved ones through the painful and often baffling experience of head trauma, this astonishing and compassionate narrative offers insight and hope in equal measure"--
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Randolph Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - New | 617.481 LIO | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Liontas, A. (2024). Sex with a brain injury: on concussion and recovery . Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Liontas, Annie. 2024. Sex With a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery. Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Liontas, Annie. Sex With a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Liontas, Annie. Sex With a Brain Injury: On Concussion and Recovery Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2024.
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