Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability In American Culture And Literature (PDF)
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- Synopsis
- Inaugurates a new field of disability studies by framing disability as a minority discourse rather than a medical one, revising oppressive narratives and revealing liberatory ones. The book examines disabled figures in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabinand Rebecca Harding Davis's Life in the Iron Mills,in African-American novels by Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde, and in the popular cultural ritual of the freak show.
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780231183161
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/07/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Columbia University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Julia Simmons
- Proofread By:
- Julia Simmons
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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