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Disabling Characters - Representations of Disability in Young Adult Literature (Hardcover, New edition)
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Disabling Characters - Representations of Disability in Young Adult Literature (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: Disability Studies in Education, 18
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Disabling Characters provides detailed analyses of selected young
adult (YA) novels and short stories. It looks at the relative
agency of the disabled character, the behavior of the other
characters, the environment in which the character must live, the
assumptions that seem to be underlying certain scenes, and the
extent to which the book challenges or perpetuates an
unsatisfactory status quo. Class discussions about
disability-themed literature, however well intentioned, have the
potential to reinforce harmful myths or stereotypes about
disability. In contrast, discussions informed by a critical
disability studies perspective can help readers develop more
sophisticated views of disability and contribute to a more just and
inclusive society. The book examines discussion questions, lesson
plans, study guides, and other supplemental materials aimed at
students studying these texts, and it suggests more critical
questions to pose about these texts and the positive and/or
negative work they do, perhaps subliminally, in our culture. This
book is a much-needed addition to college classes in YA literature,
literary analysis, methods of teaching literature, disability
studies, cultural studies, contemporary criticism, special
education, and adolescent literacy.
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