Disability and Art History (Hardcover)

This is the first book of its kind to feature interdisciplinary art history and disability studies scholarship. Art historians have traditionally written about images of figures with impairments and artworks by disabled artists, without integrating disability studies scholarship, while many disability studies scholars discuss works of art, but do not necessarily incorporate art historical research and methodology. The chapters in this volume emphasize a shift away from the medical model of disability that is often scrutinized in art history by considering the social model and representations of disabled figures from a range of styles and periods, mostly from the twentieth century. Topics addressed include visible versus invisible impairments; scientific, anthropological, and vernacular images of disability; and the theories and implications of looking/staring versus gazing. They also explore ways in which art responds to, envisions, and at times stereotypes and pathologizes disability. The insights offered in this book contextualize understanding of disability historically, as well as in terms of medicine, literature, and visual culture.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2017
Editors:	Ann Millett-Gallant • Elizabeth Howie
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-1-4724-5352-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects
LSN:	1-4724-5352-2
Barcode:	9781472453525

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