Ableist Rhetoric - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ableist Rhetoric write by James L. Cherney. This book was released on 2019-11-01. Ableist Rhetoric available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ableism, a form of discrimination that elevates “able” bodies over those perceived as less capable, remains one of the most widespread areas of systematic and explicit discrimination in Western culture. Yet in contrast to the substantial body of scholarly work on racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, ableism remains undertheorized and underexposed. In this book, James L. Cherney takes a rhetorical approach to the study of ableism to reveal how it has worked its way into our everyday understanding of disability. Ableist Rhetoric argues that ableism is learned and transmitted through the ways we speak about those with disabilities. Through a series of textual case studies, Cherney identifies three rhetorical norms that help illustrate the widespread influence of ableist ideas in society. He explores the notion that “deviance is evil” by analyzing the possession narratives of Cotton Mather and the modern horror touchstone The Exorcist. He then considers whether “normal is natural” in Aristotle’s Generation of Animals and in the cultural debate over cochlear implants. Finally, he shows how the norm “body is able” operates in Alexander Graham Bell’s writings on eugenics and in the legal cases brought by disabled athletes Casey Martin and Oscar Pistorius. These three simple equivalencies play complex roles within the social institutions of religion, medicine, law, and sport. Cherney concludes by calling for a rhetorical model of disability, which, he argues, will provide a shift in orientation to challenge ableism’s epistemic, ideological, and visual components. Accessible and compelling, this groundbreaking book will appeal to scholars of rhetoric and of disability studies as well as to disability rights advocates.
Ableist Rhetoric
Ableist Rhetoric - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ableist Rhetoric write by James L. Cherney. This book was released on 2019-11-01. Ableist Rhetoric available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ableism, a form of discrimination that elevates “able” bodies over those perceived as less capable, remains one of the most widespread areas of systematic and explicit discrimination in Western culture. Yet in contrast to the substantial body of scholarly work on racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, ableism remains undertheorized and underexposed. In this book, James L. Cherney takes a rhetorical approach to the study of ableism to reveal how it has worked its way into our everyday understanding of disability. Ableist Rhetoric argues that ableism is learned and transmitted through the ways we speak about those with disabilities. Through a series of textual case studies, Cherney identifies three rhetorical norms that help illustrate the widespread influence of ableist ideas in society. He explores the notion that “deviance is evil” by analyzing the possession narratives of Cotton Mather and the modern horror touchstone The Exorcist. He then considers whether “normal is natural” in Aristotle’s Generation of Animals and in the cultural debate over cochlear implants. Finally, he shows how the norm “body is able” operates in Alexander Graham Bell’s writings on eugenics and in the legal cases brought by disabled athletes Casey Martin and Oscar Pistorius. These three simple equivalencies play complex roles within the social institutions of religion, medicine, law, and sport. Cherney concludes by calling for a rhetorical model of disability, which, he argues, will provide a shift in orientation to challenge ableism’s epistemic, ideological, and visual components. Accessible and compelling, this groundbreaking book will appeal to scholars of rhetoric and of disability studies as well as to disability rights advocates.
Disability Rhetoric
Disability Rhetoric - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Disability Rhetoric write by Jay Timothy Dolmage. This book was released on 2014-01-22. Disability Rhetoric available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Disability Rhetoric is the first book to view 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. Following from this rewriting of rhetorical history, he outlines the development of a new theory, affirming the ideas that all communication is embodied, that the body plays a central role in all expression, and that greater attention to a range of bodies is therefore essential to a better understanding of rhetorical histories, theories, and possibilities.
Academic Ableism
Academic Ableism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Academic Ableism write by Jay Dolmage. This book was released on 2017-11-22. Academic Ableism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Places notions of disability at the center of higher education and argues that inclusiveness allows for a better education for everyone
Rhetorical Norms of Ableist Culture
Rhetorical Norms of Ableist Culture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Rhetorical Norms of Ableist Culture write by James Lavigne Cherney. This book was released on 2003. Rhetorical Norms of Ableist Culture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
