A Cultural History of Disability in the Modern Age

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If eugenics—the science aimed at eliminating undesirable human traits—shaped the late 19th century's view of disability, the 20th century is defined by managing its consequences for diverse human populations. This book offers an interdisciplinary overview of disability, highlighting professional, political, and representational efforts to fix, eliminate, preserve, and cultivate the value of disabled bodies. It analyzes how disability has been utilized to foster an alternative ethics of living with diverse bodies while examining the social and material contexts of devalued human differences from World War I to the present. The volume illustrates that the Western Project of the Human, characterized by body-mind hierarchies, is deteriorating amid the remnants of failed empires, genocidal events, and the myths of emerging nation-states in the 20th century. This resource is vital for researchers, scholars, and students across various fields, including history, literature, culture, philosophy, rehabilitation, technology, and education. It delves into themes such as atypical bodies, mobility impairments, chronic pain, blindness, deafness, learning difficulties, and mental health, challenging their roles as indicators of undesirable humanity.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Einband: Paperback