Lessons in Disability
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9932-8 (ISBN)
Although there is a growing interest in disability studies in art, literature, film, politics, and religion, there is still a dearth of scholarship that explores the intersection between young adult literature and disability, more specifically. This gap in scholarship among young adult literature scholars and teachers is surprising: disability is a growing reality in all of our lives. According to a 2012 report by the United States Census Bureau, ""About 56.7 million people-19 percent of the population-had a disability in 2010, according to a broad definition of disability, with more than half of them reporting the disability was severe."" This is a fruitful time to continue exploring the intersections between literature written for children and teens and disability studies.
Whether read in connection to each other or in isolation, readers will find excellent textual analysis, sound pedagogical advice, numerous textual examples, and a thoughtful introduction into the complex (and sometimes complicated) world of connecting students to people (characters and those in real life) that both reflect and contrast the reader's reality. My hope for this book is that it encourages and empowers teachers to expose students to dynamic characters that may or may not be different from them.
Jacob Stratman is associate professor of English and Chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at John Brown University, USA. His articles on young adult literature have been published in SIGNAL and English Journal. He lives in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Exploring Disability through Young Adult Literature—Jacob Stratman
Part 1: Disability, Young Adult Literature and Pedagogical Strategies
The Social Construction of Disabilities and Differences: Cultivating Appreciation of Diversity in an Elementary Classroom through Critical Reading, Writing and Reflection—Anne Katz
A Little Piece of Evan: Adolescent Literature and the Autism Spectrum—Jeanne Dutton and Jennifer Miller
Middle School Adolescents Developing Critical Stances Around Difference in Young Adolescent Literature in Literature Circles—Jeanne Gilliam Fain and Lesley Craig-Unkefer
Teaching and Reading Wonder and Marcelo in the Real World with Critical Eyes—Abbye Meyer and Emily Wender
(Re)Defining Disability with the Schneider Family Book Award and Community Engagement—Jacob Stratman
Using YA Literature That Portrays Disabilities as Canonical Companions—Janine J. Darragh
Part 2: Disability, Young Adult Literature and Literary Theory
Beowulf and Aesthetic Nervousness: A Multidimensional Pedagogy—Darcy Mullen
“So tough, so brave, the consummate survivor”: War, Trauma and Disability in the Harry Potter Series—Marc Napolitano
Deconstructing Disability: The Dragons and Girls in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea and Merrie Haskell’s Handbook for Dragonslayers—Erin Wyble Newcomb
“Without a word or sign”: Enmeshing Deaf and Gay Identity in Young Adult Literature—Angel Daniel Matos
About the Contributors
Index
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9932-X / 078649932X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9932-8 / 9780786499328 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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