Author

Publication

2013 - Palgrave Macmillan

Language

English

Word Count

54,250 words, Guess

Page Count

217 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPN3311-PN3503PN56.T3

Description

In science fiction, technology often modifies, supports, and attempts to 'make normal' the disabled body. In this groundbreaking collection, twelve international scholars -- with backgrounds in disability studies, English and world literature, classics, and history -- discuss the representation of dis/ability, medical 'cures,' technology, and the body in science fiction. Bringing together the fields of disability studies and science fiction, this book explores the ways dis/abled bodies use prosthetics to challenge common ideas about ability and human being, as well as proposes new understandings of what 'technology as cure' means for people with disabilities in a (post)human future. -- Provided by publisher.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Disability in Science FictionPalgrave Macmillan2013-01-01

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