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Emily Wells

Emily Wells
Emily Wells is a writer living in Los Angeles. A Matter of Appearance, a memoir binding the author’s account of autoimmune disease to 19th century French hysteria and discursive histories of ballet and illness, is her first book. Emily has an MFA in fiction from UC Riverside and now teaches writing at UC Irvine. Formerly, she has been an editor at several fashion and art magazines and newspaper reporter.


On the Black and White Paroxysms of Augustine Gleizes, Celebrity Patient

Emily Wells Considers Chronic Illness, Femininity, and the Male Medical Gaze
May 16, 2023  By Emily Wells
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