Disabilities in Literature

"The volume offers concise introductions for newcomers to the field while also inviting seasoned Disability Studies scholars to stretch the parameters of the field and reimagine its possibilities" (Jess Libow, Disability Studies Quarterly).

"Using the historical idea of the norm as a jumping-off point, Enforcing interrogates the ways disability and deafness enhance our picture of the human. Provides a groundbreaking argument for and theorization of disability and deafness as concepts widely applicable, regardless of the textual presence of deaf or disabled individuals" (Rebecca Sanchez, Oxford Bibliographies).

"Provides a philosophy of disability that argues for understanding disabled people not as defective but as members of a minority. Articulates a value-neutral model of disability and interrogates the implications of such a model for how we think about the testimony of disabled people, the idea of intentionally causing disability, and disability pride" (Rebecca Sanchez, Oxford Bibliographies).

This reference work "offers a broad overview of the field useful to disability scholars as well as those who want to learn what a disabled perspective has to offer" (Jeffrey A. Brune in Journal of American History).

I recommend students consult this reference work before conducting research on art and disability. "This book will be particularly useful for scholars in art history, disability studies, visual culture, and museum studies" (book jacket).

also available in print, Reference Collection (1st floor), call # PN1009.A1 P6 1992b