HandiLand: the crippest place on earth

"HandiLand looks at young adult novels, fantasy series, graphic memoirs, and picture books of the last 25 years in which characters with disabilities take center stage for the first time. These books take what others regard as weaknesses -- for instance, Harry Potter's headaches or Hazel L...

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Main Author: Wheeler, Elizabeth A. 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2019
Series:Corporealities: discourses of disability
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Summary:"HandiLand looks at young adult novels, fantasy series, graphic memoirs, and picture books of the last 25 years in which characters with disabilities take center stage for the first time. These books take what others regard as weaknesses -- for instance, Harry Potter's headaches or Hazel Lancaster's oxygen tank -- and redefine them as part of the hero's journey. HandiLand places this movement from sidekick to hero in the political contexts of disability rights movements in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ghana." -- Back Cover
Item Description:Disability in young adult and children's books
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xii, 260 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9780472054206
9780472074204

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