Disability Rhetoric |
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| Author:
| Dolmage, Jay Timothy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3324-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Examines rhetorical theory and history through the lens of disability studies. Traditionally, the body has been seen as, at best, a rhetorical distraction; at worst, those whose bodies do not conform to a narrow range of norms are disqualified from speaking. Yet, Dolmage argues that communication has always been obsessed with the meaning of the body and that bodily difference is always highly rhetorical.
Examines rhetorical theory and history through the lens of disability studies. Traditionally, the body has been seen as, at best, a rhetorical distraction; at worst, those whose bodies do not conform to a narrow range of norms are disqualified from speaking. Yet, Dolmage argues that communication has always been obsessed with the meaning of the body and that bodily difference is always highly rhetorical.