Extraordinary bodies : figuring physical disability in American culture and literature /

Extraordinary Bodies is a cornerstone text of disability studies, establishing the field upon its publication in 1997. Framing disability as a minority discourse rather than a medical one, the book added depth to oppressive narratives and revealed novel, liberatory ones. Through her incisive reading...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Edición:Twentieth anniversary edition.
Temas:
1800-1999
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
People with disabilities in literature.
Human body in literature.
Human body > Social aspects.
People with disabilities > Social conditions.
Women in literature.
Popular culture > United States > History.
Sideshows > United States > History.
Feminism and literature > United States.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
Personnes handicapées > Conditions sociales.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
Attractions (Spectacles) > États-Unis > Histoire.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction.
Feminism and literature.
Popular culture.
Sideshows.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. Politicizing Bodily Differences. Disability, Identity, and Representation: An Introduction
  • Theorizing Disability
  • part 2. Constructing Disabled Figures: Cultural and Literary Sites. The Cultural Work of American Freak Shows, 1835-1940
  • Benevolent Maternalism and the Disabled Women in Stowe, Davis, and Phelps
  • Disabled Women as Powerful Women in Petry, Morrison, and Lorde
  • Conclusion. From pathology to identity.

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