Ableist Rhetoric
How We Know, Value, and See Disability
$78.47
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2020
Summary
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 und…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780271084695 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0271084693 |
| Author: | James L. Cherney |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Imprint: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 14mm |
| Series: | RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric |
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Critics Review
“Cherney shows how the powerful but mostly invisible rhetoric of ableism shapes beliefs about disability. Carefully argued case studies—from The Exorcist, to the cochlear implant debate, to the Casey Martin controversy—illustrate how ableism operates through the warrants of ‘deviance is evil,’ ‘normal is natural,’ ‘body is able’ and across epistemic, ideological, and visual dimensions. They form the heart of the book, making it accessible and engaging for use in an undergraduate rhetoric or disability studies course.”
—Cynthia Lewiecki-Wilson, coeditor of Embodied Rhetorics: Disability in Language and Culture
“As illustrated in this rich examination of ableism in Western society, ableism’s tendency to adapt to different time periods and zeitgeists while naturalizing itself through rhetorical repetition means that Cherney’s study heralds a new field of inquiry that takes ableism, geographical specificity, and rhetoric as its nexus.”
—Dominique Salas The Quarterly Journal of Speech
About The Author
James L. Cherney
James L. Cherney is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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