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Micale, Mark S. Hyun, Aerin Myung Hae 2015-09-25T20:15:21Z 2015-09-25T20:15:21Z 10000-01-01 2007 2007 Analyzing the relationship between reality and narrative descriptions of it reveals the premium placed on individuals' ability to produce coherent autobiographical narratives. Those lacking this ability, or those producing narratives that defy cultural norms often become labeled as pathological. Re-examining the relationship between narratives and reality challenges existing foundations upon which standards of normalcy become determined. Examining the film Thirteen from the perspectives of the visual and the plot narratives demonstrates ways in which the film challenges prevailing cultural definitions of normalcy. Doing so also provides insight into the ways in which the concept of reality itself has been used as a normalizing device to perpetuate the exclusion of individuals marked as pathological. The very concept of reality therefore becomes exposed as a normalizing device. Acknowledging it as such provides a way to challenge existing definitions of normalcy and its exclusionary effects on individuals who have been marked as pathological within our culture. Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-25T20:15:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 3290254.pdf: 6261066 bytes, checksum: 9fa2c69b593f1304cc1a4a0c2fc6f388 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 82713 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 241 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/81432 (MiAaPQ)AAI3290254 eng Psychology, General Evaluating the Borderline Personality: A Study of Identity and Narrative Voice text English English University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.