Canadian Literature and Medicine: Carelanding

Canadian Literature and Medicine explores the intersection of Canadian literature and medicine, focusing on coloniality, Indigeneity, and the socialized medical system under threat from neoliberalism. It employs an archive-based methodology and interdisciplinary approach to investigate reciprocal flows between poets and authors and policy documents, highlighting the garrison mentality and feminist ethics of care.

Format: Hardback
Length: 260 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Canadian Literature and Medicine takes a groundbreaking approach by developing a comprehensive set of frameworks to read and interpret a national literature that is deeply intertwined with its own cultural fabric. This particular interest in Canadian literature stems from its exploration of coloniality,Indigeneity,and the simultaneous emergence of a nascent socialized medical system, which is currently facing threats from neoliberalism.

The book's first chapters delve into the evolution of Canada's socialized medical system, as it is portrayed in the imaginations of the nation's poets and authors. It examines reciprocal relationships between these poets and authors and their quotations in policy documents. The methodology employed in the book is rooted in archival research, and this approach is sustained throughout subsequent chapters, which draw upon a unique interdisciplinary blend of medical history,philosophy of medicine,medical policy,theory inherent to the field of Canadian literature, with a particular focus on the garrison mentality as a form of aesthetic protest and the feminist ethics of care.

Furthermore, the book incorporates Indigenous ways of knowing, providing a rich and multifaceted perspective on the study of Canadian literature and medicine. By employing these diverse frameworks, Canadian Literature and Medicine offers a profound and nuanced understanding of the complex interplay between culture, medicine, and society in Canada. It sheds light on the ways in which literature and medicine can shape and reflect each other, and it contributes to the ongoing dialogue about the role of culture in shaping healthcare policies and practices.

Weight: 653g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032343044