1st Edition
The Makings of a Modern Epidemic Endometriosis, Gender and Politics
By Kate Seear
Copyright 2014
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since its ’discovery’ some 150 years ago, thinking about endometriosis has changed. With current estimates identifying it as more common than breast and ovarian cancer, this chronic, incurable gynaecological condition has emerged as a ’modern epidemic’, distinctive in being perhaps the only global epidemic peculiar to women. This timely book addresses the scholarly neglect of endometriosis by the... Read more
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Towards Pastiche
1 Crisis of the Modern: On Advocacy, Research and the Rise of Endometriosis
2 The Disease of Theories: On the Function of Medical Hypotheses
3 Standing up to the Beast: On Mystery and Mastery in the Endometriosis Self-help Literature
4 The Typical Patient Profile: On Treatment and the Constitution of Subjects
5 Sooks, Slobs and Monsters: On Responsibility, Self-care and Living with Endometriosis
Conclusion: Pinning Disease Down
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Kate Seear is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University and co-author of Making Disease, Making Citizens: The Politics of Hepatitis C.
’Drawing on diverse materials this book provides a compelling account of how endometriosis is understood. It will be of value to the large number of women who are affected by endometriosis, students in the sociology of health and the health sciences, and those who simply wish to learn more about the history and meanings of this disease.’ Alan Petersen, Monash University, Australia
