Disability Rhetoric |
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| Author:
| Dolmage, Jay Timothy |
| Series title: | Critical Perspectives on Disability Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3445-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Views 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.
Views 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.