Title:
Studying disability arts and culture : an introduction / Petra Kuppers.
Author:
Kuppers, Petra.
Publication Information:
Houndmills, Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Call Number:
NX180.H34 K87 2014
Abstract:
"In this practical introduction to the study of Disability Arts and Culture, Petra Kuppers draws on a wide range of examples, exercises and activities to introduce the key artists and theoretical concepts in this diverse field. Comprehensive and accessible, this is an essential handbook for anyone interested in the Disabled body in performance"-- Provided by publisher.
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ISBN:
9781137413437
9781137413468
Physical Description:
xvi, 187 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- PART I -- 1. Setting Up -- 2. Languages of Disability -- 3. Discourses of Disability -- 4. Embodiment and Enmindment: Processes of Living -- 5. Disability Culture -- PART II -- 6. Life in the Institution: Discourses at Work and at Play -- 7. Freak Shows and the Theatre -- 8. Disabled Dance and Dancerly Bodies -- 9. Superheroes and the Lure of Disability -- 10. Looking at Autism -- 11. Classroom Activism and Resources -- 12. Appendix: For Teachers -- Bibliography -- Index.
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