Description
In this session, participants will learn about three types of narratives that emerge when one examines recent YA novels of mental illness: stories of failed cures, stories of symptoms, and stories of recovery. Participants will see how an understanding of disability narrative theory allows librarians to discern among the many stories of mental illness that come across our desks and how to recommend the most empowering ones to patrons.
Presenter(s)
Diane Scrofano is an English instructor at Moorpark College in California