Signifying Bodies: Disability in Contemporary Life Writing

by G. Thomas Couser

"Thomas Couser's Signifying Bodies comes at a crucial moment when debates about physician assisted suicide, genetic engineering, and neo-natal screening are raising the question of what constitutes a 'life worth living' for persons with disabilities. Couser's work engages these debates by exploring the extensive number of personal narratives by or about persons with disabilities. As Couser brilliantly demonstrates through synoptic readings,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472050699
• ISBN13: 9780472050697
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"