“Mental and behavioral problems are the biggest single cause of disability on the planet. But in low- and middle-income countries, about four of five of those disabled by the illnesses do not receive treatment for them” (Luhrmann). Physically and emotionally…
A semantic argument: considering the use of the word “black”
So far, I’ve liked Jamison’s An Unquiet Mind. As seems to be the consensus, it’s a fairly “easy” read (at least, compared to the previous two texts). However, I found myself being a bit distracted, or at the very least…
The Shaking Woman
The Shaking Woman, by Siri Husvedt is a very interesting read. It is classified as a memoir and it does have those elements in it, so I can see why. But I have to agree with one of my classmates,…
Jamison’s Unquiet Mind
Transitioning from Hustvedt’s narration into Jamison’s allows for a lens of comparison that I otherwise might not have noted. Jamison eloquently phrases what I struggled with in Hustvedt’s narrative. I struggled with relating to Hustvedt’s story as a personal narrative because…
The shaking woman
in class today we went over the many different ways writers decide to prove their argument. In the shaking woman I found that the author uses leapfrogging. On page 116, she sort of agrees with Crick’s “truth”, but she says ”…
Your Questions
Hi everybody. You submitted some great questions today–and I’m sure many of them are on other people’s minds, so I’ll answer them here. Q: Can aspects of the material we’ve been introduced so far be used in our research projects?…
The Shaking Woman
Siri Hustvedt’s The Shaking Woman or A History of Nerves takes us into her experiences of having seizures. The first episode occurred while she giving a speech at her father’s memorial in 2006. The author states that she was able…
Proposal Guidelines for Your Research Projects
Your proposal will be composed of three paragraphs, written in response to the prompts below. First paragraph: Name and describe your primary sources—a text or set of related texts that will be your central focus—and explain two to four research…
Henry Fuseli’s “The Nightmare” (1781)
This is the Fuseli painting I mentioned in class–famously understood as a portrayal of sleep paralysis.
Neurotribes: Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of NeuroTribes took the readers in the world of the autistic mind through Temple Grandin. It was interesting to have that sort of insight because it was never something that seemed possible. Temple Grandin’s appearances at these functions…
