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Series: Object Lessons
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
"You are what you eat." Never is this truer than when we use medications, from beta blockers and aspirin to Viagra and epidurals—and especially psychotropic pills that transform our minds as well as our bodies.
Meditating on how modern medicine increasingly measures out human identity not in T. S. Eliot’s proverbial coffee spoons but in 1mg-, 5mg-, or 300mg-doses, Pill traces the uncanny presence of psychiatric pills through science, medicine, autobiography, television, cinema, literature, and popular music. Robert Bennett reveals modern psychopharmacology to be a brave new world in which human identities—thoughts, emotions, personalities, and selves themselves—are increasingly determined by the extraordinary powers of seemingly ordinary pills.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
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Pill by Professor Robert Bennett is praised for its insightful examination of how pills have become ingrained in popular culture and influence our perceptions. The book combines a historical perspective on psychopharmacology with a focus on cultural representation, offering a compelling narrative on the dual nature of drugs as both solutions and challenges. It is lauded for being thought-provoking and relevant, encouraging readers to reflect on the personal and societal implications of medication.
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ISBN: 9781501341946
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 March 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Illustration: 22 b/w illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 164.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Robert Bennett is Professor of English at Montana State University, USA. His previous publications include Deconstructing Post-WWII New York City (2003) and, as co-editor, Deconstructing Brad Pitt (Bloomsbury, 2014).
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