Reading Embodied Citizenship: Disability, Narrative, and the Body Politic

by Emily Russell

Book Overview

Liberal individualism, a foundational concept of American politics, assumes an essentially homogeneous population of independent citizens. When confronted with physical disability and the contradiction of seemingly unruly bodies, however, the public searches for a story that can make sense of the difference. The narrative that ensues makes "abnormality" an important part of the dialogue about what a genuine citizen is, though its role is concealed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813554519
• ISBN13: 9780813554518
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"