| Embodied Rhetorics: Disability in Language and Culture Contributor(s): Wilson, James C. (Editor), Lewiecki-Wilson, Cynthia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0809323923 ISBN-13: 9780809323920 Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Presenting thirteen essays, editors James C. Wilson and Cynthia Lewiecki-Wilson unite the fields of disability studies and rhetoric to examine connections between disability, education, language, and cultural practices. The contributors span a range of academic fields including English, education, history, and sociology. Several contributors are themselves disabled or have disabled family members. While some essays included in this volume analyze the ways that representations of disability construct identity and attitudes toward the disabled, other essays use disability as a critical modality to rethink economic theory, educational practices, and everyday interactions. Among the disabilities discussed are various physical disabilities, mental illness, learning disabilities, deafness, blindness, and diseases such as multiple sclerosis and AIDS. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Health & Fitness | Physical Impairments - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric |
| Dewey: 305.908 |
| LCCN: 00050473 |
| Physical Information: 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Featuring 13 essays, this collection unites the fields of disability studies and rhetoric to examine connections between disability, education, language, and cultural practices. The contributors span a range of academic fields, including English, education, history and sociology. |