Disability, Literature, Genre Representation and Affect in Contemporary Fiction

Name: Disability, Literature, Genre Representation and Affect in Contemporary Fiction
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ISBN: 9781789620771

ISBN-10: 1789620775

ISBN-13: 9781789620771

Edition: 2019

Authors: Ria Cheyne

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Examining the intersection of disability and genre in popular works of horror, crime, science fiction, fantasy, and romance published since the late 1960s, Disability, Literature, Genre is a major contribution to both cultural disability studies and genre fiction studies. Drawing on recent work on affect and emotion, the book explores how disability makes us feel, and how those feelings shape interpersonal and fictional encounters. Written in a clear and accessible style, Disability, Literature, Genre offers a timely reflection on the rapidly growing body of scholarship on disability representation, as well as an innovative new theorisation of genre. By reconceptualising genre reading as an…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2019
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Publication date: 12/6/2019
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 9.30" wide x 6.40" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Ria Cheyne is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Disability and Education at Liverpool Hope University.