Reading Embodied Citizenship Disability Narrative by Emily Russell PAPERBACK

Reading Embodied CitizenshipDisability, Narrative, and the Body Politic\nAuthor(s): Emily Russell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813554518, 978-0813554518\nSynopsis\nLiberal 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 as an exception to the rule of individuality rather than a defining difference. Reading Embodied Citizenship brings disability to the forefront, illuminating its role in constituting what counts as [url] citizenship.\n\nDrawing from major figures in American literature, including Mark Twa.