The Department of French and Italian is thrilled to share Professor Lucille Toth's co-edited volume, Embodied Narratives in the Health Humanities and Literary Studies, has just been published by University of Toronto Press! We are incredibly proud of the work Professor Toth and Dr. Eftihia Mihelakis (University of Brandon) have accomplished.

This book explores how physical experiences shape our understanding of health, disease, and illness, revealing the profound connections between literature and narrative medicine. Rooted in the belief that writing is a physically demanding process, the contributing authors examine the possibilities and limitations of embodied narratives through somatic experiences, challenging dominant perspectives on health, illness, and medicalization. In doing so, they address critical issues such as representation, power dynamics in the medical field, and the relationship between literary form and health-care discourse.

Learn more here: https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487559427