Picturing Disability
Beggar, Freak, Citizen and Other Photographic Rhetoric
- Hardcover
198 pages
- Release Date
19 November 2012
Summary
Midget, feeble-minded, crippled, lame, and insane: these terms and the historical photographs that accompany them may seem shocking to present-day audiences. A young woman with no arms wears a sequined tutu and smiles for the camera as she smokes a cigarette with her toes; a man holds up two prosthetic legs while his own legs are bared to the knees to show his missing feet. The photos were used as promotional material for circus sideshows, charity drives, and art galleries. They were found on…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780815633020 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0815633025 |
| Author: | Robert Bogdan |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press |
| Imprint: | Syracuse University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 198 |
| Release Date: | 19 November 2012 |
| Weight: | 992g |
| Dimensions: | 284mm x 223mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Critical Perspectives on Disability |
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Picturing Disability presents nine genres of ‘disability photography’ in a remarkable collection of 223 illustrations. Photos included range across more than a century, from the 1860s to the 1970s. The contribution of this work to the field of disability studies cannot be overstated, largely because of the scarcity of books on disability with a similar historical scope… . Its noteworthy coverage and fresh insights make it a terrific contribution to the field.– “Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies”
As a series of essays, Picturing Disability is a volume that is not easily forgotten. It raises issues about the language we use. It forces us to look at social systems and institutions. It also makes us reflect not just on the use of photographs in American culture but also on the portrayal of those with disabilities.– “Journal of American Culture”
For anyone who is interested in the ways people with disabilities and their families were visualized and described in the past, and the ways those images then helped form stereotypes or perspectives towards disability in the present, Picturing Disability is an incredible resource and a must-read, or, rather, a must-read and must-see.– “Journal of Disability and Religion”
About The Author
Robert Bogdan
Bogdan resides in Orwell, VT. Previous Books: Real Photo Postcard Guide: the People’s Photography and Beauty and the Beast: Human-Animal Relations as Revealed in Real Photo Postcards, 1905-1935
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