Starvation, Food Obsession and Identity : Eating Disorders in Contemporary Women's Writing

Anorexia, bulimia and binge eating are the topics explored by contemporary writers in this volume on French, German and Italian women's writing. Eating disorders are presented as both a rebellion against and a conformity to gendered societal norms, helping to describe and redefine their portrayal in present-day Europe.

• | : Petra M. Bagley, Francesca Calamita, Kathryn Robson (Edited by)
• | Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2017
• | Country of Publication: Switzerland
• | Number of Pages: 292 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 3034322003
• | ISBN-13: 9783034322003