ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Literature and Disability brings together some of the most influential and important contemporary perspectives in this growing field. The book traces the history of the field and locates literary disability studies in the wider context of activism and theory. It introduces debates about definitions of disability and explores intersectional approaches in which disability is understood in relation to gender, race, class, sexuality, nationality and ethnicity. Divided broadly into sections according to literary genre, this is an important resource for those interested in exploring and deepening their knowledge of the field of literature and disability studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|88 pages
New directions in the field
chapter 5|13 pages
“Here there be monsters”
part II|83 pages
Novels and short stories
chapter 8|12 pages
From “changelings” to “libtards”
chapter 9|11 pages
Crip gothic
chapter 10|12 pages
“Of wonderful use to everyone”
chapter 12|14 pages
“What’s the matter with him?”
part III|72 pages
Poetry
part IV|63 pages
Drama
chapter 23|14 pages
Of scapeghosts and men
chapter 25|11 pages
Puppets, players and the poetics of vulnerability
part V|63 pages
Life writing