Cultural Locations of Disability

by David T. Mitchell and Sharon L. Snyder

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In Cultural Locations of Disability, Sharon L. Snyder and David T. Mitchell trace how disabled people came to be viewed as biologically deviant. The eugenics era pioneered techniques that managed "defectives" through the application of therapies, invasive case histories, and acute surveillance techniques, turning disabled persons into subjects for a readily available research pool. In its pursuit of normalization, eugenics implemented disability...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226767329

ISBN13:9780226767321

Release Date:May 2006

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

American Literature Classics Criticism & Theory Diseases & Physical Ailments History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Physical Impairments Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences

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