Stories
- Article
On body horror and growing up strange
A young child’s unusual feelings, reactions and assertions are routinely dismissed by adults. Find out how manga horror stories became a source of strength, and helped them trust their adult body.
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Female masturbation and the perils of pleasure
Dr Kate Lister exposes the brutal 19th-century ‘cures’ for women who indulged in masturbation.
Catalogue
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Self-mutilation of the eyes : by an ancient saint and a modern sinner / by Ward A. Holden, M.D.
Holden, Ward A. (Ward Andrews)Date: 1906- Archives and manuscripts
Self-mutilations for various purposes, needle-swallowing etc. Hysterical malingering and simulation or aggravation of symptoms without hysteria. Some 'shell-shock' cases
Date: 1901-1954Reference: PP/FPW/B.163Part of: Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)- Books
A bright red scream : self-mutilation and the language of pain / Marilee Strong.
Strong, MarileeDate: 2005- Books
Bodies under siege : self-mutilation and body modification in culture and psychiatry / Armando R. Favazza.
Favazza, Armando R.Date: 1996- Books
Bodies under siege : self-mutilation in culture and psychiatry / Armando R. Favazza, with Barbara Favazza.
Favazza, Armando R.Date: [1987], ©1987