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" Disability in science fiction : "
edited by Kathryn Allan
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BL
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662946
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dltt
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Disability in science fiction : : representations of technology as cure /\ edited by Kathryn Allan
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vi, 217 pages ;; 24 cm
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9781137343420 (alk. paper)
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: 1137343427 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-211) and index
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| Abstract
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"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." -- Publisher's description
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Science fiction-- History and criticism
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People with disabilities in literature
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Technology in literature
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Human body in literature
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Mind and body in literature
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| Dewey Classification
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809.3/8762
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PN3433.6.D57 2013
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PN3433.6.D57 2013
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Allan, Kathryn,1979-
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