Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American

Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature

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.
Country USA
Brand Columbia University Press
Manufacturer Columbia University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 13 illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780231105170
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature