Reading Embodied Citizenship : Disability, Narrative, and the Body Politic /

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Reading Embodied Citizenship brings disability to the forefront, illuminating its role in constituting what counts as U.S. citizenship. Drawing from major figures in American literature, including Mark Twain, Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and David Foster Wallace, as well as introducing...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Russell, Emily, 1979- (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: American Literatures Initiative
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Temas:
1900-1999
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Human body in literature.
People with disabilities in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Human body > Political aspects > United States.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Corps humain > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
American fiction
Human body in literature
Human body > Political aspects
National characteristics, American, in literature
People with disabilities in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1
  • Domesticating the Exceptional: Those Extraordinary Twins and the Limits of American Individualism; 2
  • "Marvelous and Very Real": The Grotesque in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter and Wise Blood; 3
  • The Uniform Body: Spectacles of Disability and the Vietnam War; 4
  • Conceiving the Freakish Body: Reimagining Reproduction in Geek Love and My Year of Meats; 5
  • Some Assembly Required: The Disability Politics of Infinite Jest; Conclusion: Inclusion, Fixing, and Legibility; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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