{"product_id":"stroke-book-the-diary-of-a-blindspot-paperback","title":"Stroke Book: The Diary of a Blindspot - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn archive of personal trauma that addresses how a culture still toxic to queer people \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecan reshape a body\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 2019, Jonathan Alexander had a minor stroke, what his doctors called an \"eye stroke.\" A small bit of cholesterol came loose from a vein in his neck and instead of shooting into his brain and causing damage, it lodged itself in a branch artery of his retina, resulting in a permanent blindspot in his right eye. In \u003ci\u003eStroke Book\u003c\/i\u003e, Alexander recounts both the immediate aftermath of his health crisis, which marked deeper health concerns, as well as his experiences as a queer person subject to medical intervention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA pressure that the queer ill contend with is feeling at fault for their condition, of having somehow chosen illness as punishment for their queerness, however subconsciously. Queer people often experience psychic and somatic pressures that not only decrease their overall quality of life but can also lead to shorter lifespans. Emerging out of a medical emergency and a need to think and feel that crisis through the author's sexuality, changing sense of dis\/ability, and experience of time, \u003ci\u003eStroke Book \u003c\/i\u003einvites readers on a personal journey of facing a health crisis while trying to understand how one's sexual identity affects and is affected by that crisis. Pieceing and stitching together his experience in a queered diary form, Alexander's lyrical prose documents his ongoing, unfolding experience in the aftermath of the stroke. Through the fracturing of his text, which almost mirrors his fractured sight post-stroke, the author grapples with his shifted experience of time, weaving in and out, while he tracks the aftermath of what he comes to call his \"incident\" and meditates on how a history of homophobic encounters can manifest in embodied forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book situates itself within a larger queer tradition of writing--first, about the body, then about the body unbecoming, and then, yet further, about the body ongoing, even in the shadow of death. \u003ci\u003eStroke Book\u003c\/i\u003e also documents the complexities of critique and imagination while holding open a space for dreaming, pleasure, intimacy, and the unexpected.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Alexander \u003c\/b\u003e is a writer living in Southern California, where he is also professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of twenty-two books. His nonfiction has been widely published, especially in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and his critical memoir trilogy (\u003ci\u003eCreep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBullied\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDear Queer Self\u003c\/i\u003e) has won several awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154294571071,"sku":"9781531507305","price":20.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/OxGZgVRQMV9781531507305.webp?v=1776955520","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/stroke-book-the-diary-of-a-blindspot-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}