Date of Award
8-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Committee Member
Dr. Megan Eatman, Committee Chair
Committee Member
Dr. Jillian Weise
Committee Member
Dr. Jonathan Field
Abstract
To live with Obsessive-Compulsive disorder is to live a life constantly misrepresented and misunderstood. By investigating the types of representations of the disorder found in popular visual media, one can surmise the drastic disparity that exists between the lived experience of OCD and the visually locked in version commonly shows to audiences. Comparing these representations with clinical, experiential, and anecdotal evidence leads to the conclusion that popular media, as well as society writ large, are primarily focused on appropriating and trivializing the compulsive behaviors of those with OCD while altogether neglecting the harsh reality of the intrusive thoughts that drive them.
Recommended Citation
Martin, Sam, "Madness in the Media: Demystifying the Emergence of an OCD Trope in Television" (2017). All Theses. 2724.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2724