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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MEDICAL AND LITERARY REPRESENTATIONS OF SHELL SHOCK, 1914-50
| Title: | A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MEDICAL AND LITERARY REPRESENTATIONS OF SHELL SHOCK, 1914-50. |
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| Name(s): |
Das, Madison, Author Kane, Louise, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2019 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | This thesis explores shell shock--a common but misunderstood disorder seen in soldiers of World War One--through a Medical Humanities framework. Chapter 1 conducts a traditional medical review of scientific articles published on the pathology, symptoms, and treatment of shell shock between 1914-50. Chapter 2 builds upon this by offering a literary reading of Rebecca West's novel, The Return of the Soldier, which was published as the war drew to a close in 1918. The reading of West draws upon the medical research detailed in Chapter 1 to offer new conclusions about Chris's shell shock. The thesis shows how taking an interdisciplinary approach to shell shock enables the development of new perspectives of and approaches to shell shock, its history and significance, and its links to present-day mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). | |
| Identifier: | CFH2000543 (IID), ucf:45655 (fedora) | |
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2019-05-01 B.A. College of Undergraduate Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
shell shock modernism medical humanities psychology world war two PTSD |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000543 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
