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Den språklöse protagonisten – identitet och afasi i romanen "Tan"

På svenska

Author

  • Ulrika Tajthy

Summary, in English

The aim of this study was to look into the relationship between language and identity in the swedish novel "Tan". The protagonist is a man who suffers from severe speech, reading and writing disabilities and is based on the true story of the neurologist Broca´s most well known patient.

Publishing year

2018

Language

Swedish

Document type

Student publication for Bachelor's degree

Topic

  • Languages and Literatures

Keywords

  • aphasia
  • identity
  • medical humanities
  • Tan
  • Broca
  • Ricoeur
  • Buber. afasi
  • identitet
  • språklöshet
  • medicinsk humaniora.

Supervisor

  • Katarina Bernhardsson (Ph.D.)