Suicide and the Everyday: A Critical Medical Humanities Approach

Exploring the Materiality and Materialization of Suicide

By Anne Whitehead, Stuart Murray, Corinne Saunders, Sowon Park, and Angela Woods

Challenging the prevailing narratives surrounding suicide, Suicide and the Everyday shifts the focus from the “why” to the “when, how, and where”. This thought-provoking book brings suicide into conversation with the critical medical humanities, moving beyond individual pathology and medical institutions to examine subjective and social perspectives.

A New Perspective on Suicide

Whitehead’s innovative approach looks forward from the point of death, rather than taking a retrospective view. Combining critical and textual analysis with personal reflection, she explores the days, months, and years following a death by suicide. This pivot brings to light the often-surprising ways in which suicide is woven into our everyday lives and environments.

Product Details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publish Date: February 9, 2023
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 128
• ISBN-10: 1350192163
• ISBN-13: 978-1350192164