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1 INTRODUCTION Advances in genetic knowledge and technologies have shifted understandings on the causes of many conditions. This is the case in motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This neurodegenerative disease leads to progressive weakness of muscles and can affect mobility, speech and breathing, as well as wider brain involvement impacting cognition and behaviour.
OUT 4 August 2020 One hundred years ago Freud’s definition of the uncanny was ‘not the strange, but the familiar become strange’. In this anthology of new work from a range of writers and academics, the uncanny is a place where you feel at home – until home turns against you. It’s a city where the streets can’t join up. The uncanny alienates your own body from you through medical advances, such as prosthetic limbs or cardiac defibrillators.
The authors would like to thank all our interviewees; without your generosity this research would not have been possible. We would also like to thank Kerri Cassidy for giving us permission to cite her YouTube video and for providing feedback on the final draft of the paper. Fadhila Mazanderani would like to thank the NIHR who provided funding for her work as part of the iPEx programme.
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