Overview

In Renaissance humanism, difference was understood through a variety of paradigms that rendered particular kinds of bodies and minds disabled. A Cultural History of Disability in the Renaissance, covering the period from 1450 to 1650, explores evidence of the possibilities for disability that existed in the European Renaissance, observable in the literary and medicinal texts, and the family, corporate, and legal records discussed in the chapters of this volume. These chapters provide an interdisciplinary overview of the configurations of bodies, minds and collectives that have left evidence of some of the ways that normativity and its challengers interacted in the Renaissance. An essential resource for researchers, scholars and students of history, literature, culture and education, A Cultural History of Disability in the Renaissance explores such themes and topics as: atypical bodies; mobility impairment; chronic pain and illness; blindness; deafness; speech; learning difficulties; and mental health.

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Author:   Dr Susan Anderson (Sheffiled Hallam University, UK) ,  Dr Liam Haydon (United Kingdom Research and Innovation, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781350028876

ISBN 10:   1350028878
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   17 May 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustration Notes of Contributors Series Preface Introduction, Susan Anderson, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and Liam Haydon, United Kingdom Research and Innovation, UK Chapter 1: Atypical Bodies, by Simone Chess, Wayne State University, USA Chapter 2: Mobility Impairment, by Liam Haydon and Edmond Smith, University of Manchester, UK Chapter 3: Pain, by Adleen Crapo, University of Toronto, Canada Chapter 4: Blindness, by Bianca Frohne, Keil University, Germany Chapter 5: Deafness, by Jennifer Nelson, Gallaudet University, USA Chapter 6: Speech, by Susan Anderson Chapter 7: Learning Difficulties, by Emily Lathrop, The George Washington University, USA Chapter 8: Mental Health, by Sonya Freeman Loftis, Morehouse College, USA Notes Bibliography Index

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Susan Anderson is Principal Lecturer and Deputy Head of English at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Liam Haydon is an International Development Policy Manager at United Kingdom Research and Innovation. Previously he was Lecturer in History at the University of Kent, UK.

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