Megan Perram

Hyperandrogenism and the Marginalization of Pathologized Bodies

Exploring Therapeutic Storytelling in Hypertext Illness Narratives. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,5 cm / 15,7 cm / 1,6 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781041087854
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218 Seiten
September 2025
Routledge

As discussions about hyperandrogenism become a lightning rod for collective anxieties about transgender identities and "preserving" women's sports, people living with hyperandrogenism face ongoing destabilization of healthcare access and find their experiences are often silenced and marginalized.

Megan Perram is an assistant professor of English at Campion College, University of Regina, Canada, specializing in digital literature and new media studies.

1. Introduction 2. Chemical Messengers: Hyperandrogenism 3. Digital Messengers: Hypertext 4. How to DIY a Hypertext Illness Narrative Module 5. The Abnormal Body 6. How Code Makes Meaning or Mapping the Illness Narrative 7. The Future of Digital Illness Narratives