Reading Embodied Citizenship : Disability, Narrative, and the Body Politic /
Reading Embodied Citizenship brings disability to the forefront, illuminating its role in constituting what counts as U.S. citizenship. Drawing from major figures in American literature, including Mark Twain, Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and David Foster Wallace, as well as introducing...
Основен автор: | Russell, Emily, 1979- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
2011.
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Серия: |
American Literatures Initiative
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=432211 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Reading Embodied Citizenship : Disability, Narrative and the Body Politic. |
Резюме: |
Reading Embodied Citizenship brings disability to the forefront, illuminating its role in constituting what counts as U.S. citizenship. Drawing from major figures in American literature, including Mark Twain, Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, and David Foster Wallace, as well as introducing texts from the emerging canon of disability studies, Emily Russell demonstrates the place of disability at the core of American ideals. Russell examines literature to explore and unsettle long-held assumptions about American citizenship. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 253 pages). |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780813549903 0813549906 |