Looking for recommendations for memoirs that deal with health and gender (and/or sexuality, disability) that have come out in last couple of years. Updating my masters class syllabus (session/assessment on health narratives) so please let me know if you’ve read a good one recently! #histmed #medhums
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I also rec trans girl suicide museum by Hannah Baer (2019). Intoxicated by Mel Chen (2023) is a scholar-memoir blend and super relevant.
Jeffrey Eugenides
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/452409/i-havent-been-entirely-honest-with-you-by-hart-miranda/9781405958332
Anna Mehler Paperny’s
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person
But I would let students know that it can be a bit rough if you experience suicidal thoughts. I got really fixated on the discussion of antifreeze when I was not well.
Erin Zimmerman is very good. She left academia because of how STEM treats mothers.
https://whichmeamitoday.wordpress.com/blog/
https://lucysullivanuk.com/buy-comics/barking
https://www.ennisbookshop.ie/p/clare-leader-forum-we-are-human-too/9781738499700