The Health Humanities in German Studies - (Bloomsbury Handbooks) by Stephanie M Hilger (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The first full-length study to bring together the practice of health and medical Humanities in the field of German Studies, this book features contributions from a range of key scholars in both fields and provides an overview of the work being done at the intersection of these two disciplines. As well as surveying the current critical terrain in unparalleled depth it also looks forward, exploring future directions that these fields may take and touching on areas as diverse as disability studies, critical race studies, gender/embodiment studies, trauma studies, an animal/environmental studies"--

Book Synopsis

The first full-length study to bring together the fields of Health Humanities and German studies, this book features contributions from a range of key scholars and provides an overview of the latest work being done at the intersection of these two disciplines. In addition to surveying the current critical terrain in unparalleled depth, it also explores future directions that these fields may take.

Organized around seven sections representing key areas of focus for both disciplines, this book provides important new insights into the intersections between Health Humanities, German Studies, and other fields of inquiry that have been gaining prominence over the past decade in academic and public discourse. In their contributions, the authors engage with disability studies, critical race studies, gender/embodiment studies, trauma studies, as well as animal/environmental studies.

Review Quotes

This book is as innovative as promised and will start to fill a yawning chasm of interest. The time for health humanities in German Studies is now.
Kristen Ann Ehrenberger, Assistant Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA

About the Author

Stephanie M. Hilger is Professor of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), where she also holds an appointment in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.