Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature

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As the first major critical study to examine literary and cultural representations of physical disability, Extraordinary Bodies situates disability as a social construction, shifting it from a property of bodies to a product of cultural rules about what bodies should be or do Rosemarie Garland Thomson examines disabled figures in sentimental novels such as Harriet Beecher Stowe s Uncle Tom s Cabin and Rebecca Harding Davis s Life in the Iron Mills, African American novels by Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde, and the popular cultural ritual of the freak show. New Read Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature Author Rosemarie Garland-Thomson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 3.5i imagine this was mind blowing when it was published twenty years ago, now i found it a little repetitive margrit shildrick s later Embodying the Monster Encounters with the Vulnerable Self deals with similar issues and questions, but is a bitradical in its implications i think.Originally posted at Tea TitlesFor those of you who don t know, I m doing my Honours next year about disability in YA so this is one of my resources for that I think this book is very important I read a reasonable amount of literary criticism for class, and I ve started reading it for fun lately I haven t felt the needed to write down as many notes as I did for anything other than this book There was a lot that resonated with me as someone with a disability, but there was also a lot Originally posted at Tea TitlesFor those of you who don t know, I m doing my Honours next year about disability in YA so this is one of my resources for that I think this book is very important I read a reasonable amount of literary criticism for class, and I ve started reading it for fun lately I haven t felt the needed to write down as many notes as I did for anything other than this book There was a lot that resonated with me as someone with a ...I ve read a bit of Garland Thomson s work before, and like always, she provides a thorough and interesting perspective into the topic of how bodies are treated in the American psyche This collection is strong in both theory and practical engagement with texts, looking beyond the typical examples of Moby Dick to the works of Toni Morrison in her exploration of how disability is dealt with in American literature She also discusses at length the history of the Victorian freak show, wh...I really found her analysis of literature quite illuminating I was actually surprised at the amount of space she devotes to some ideas so, the organization of the book seemed a little haphazard For a better sample of her writing...This is a brilliant book It was one of the first disability studies monographs that I read, and it significantly changed the way that I think about disability, philosophy, and American literature I would recommend it to anyone.So crucial, and so well done 3.5 5.Pros unique, fascinating analysis of American culture through a disability lens fantastic, thorough explanations of the historical progression of disability in cultureCons a bit repetitive diction can be overly academic at times

Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature
  • English
  • 24 November 2018
  • Paperback
  • 200 pages
  • 0231105177
  • Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
  • Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature