Body Dysmorphic Disorder in the Bluest Eye

• Authors: Liana N. Beian
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The present work aims at finding relevant correspondences between Body Dysmorphic Disorder and the literary context of this novel’s main character, Pecola. The creation of such strong interdependence between a literary character and a psychological phenomenon represents a challenge on account of their apparently disparate natures but is nevertheless an enterprise capable of offering great literary and artistic satisfaction to both the reader and the author.

Keywords

EN

abuse; Body Dysmorphic Disorder; racism; trauma

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Gender Studies
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 11
• Issue: Supplement
• Pages: 131-146

Dates

published

2012-12-01

online

2012-12-28

Contributors

author

Liana N. Beian

• “Babeș Bolyai” University, Cluj 31, Horea St, Cluj, Romania

References

• Claiborne, James and Pedrick Cherry. The BDD Workbook. Oakland CA: New Harbinger Publications INC, 2002.
• Liau Belinda, Sex and Aggression: The Media's Toxic Contamination of Society. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse, 2009.
• Morrison, Toni, The Bluest Eye. New York: Paperback Book Club, 1970.
• Phillips A. Katharine. The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
• Veale David and Neziroglu Fugen. Body Dysmorphic Disorder A Treatment Manual. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10320-012-0012-y