Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature
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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 Cabin and 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:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 200 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780231105170
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/02/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Columbia University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.