Down Syndrome Culture: Life Writing, Documentary, and Fiction Film in Iberian and Latin American Contexts

Author:   Benjamin Fraser
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
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9780472076918


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   26 August 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Benjamin Fraser
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
ISBN:  

9780472076918


ISBN 10:   0472076914
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   26 August 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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"""Down Syndrome Culture is well-written, skillfully and seamlessly weaving references to existing disability studies theory and criticism of disability autobiography and film into Fraser's own insightful analyses of both written literature and films from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. Fraser introduces complex theoretical material and nuanced textual analyses in a way that honors their complexity while also achieving a remarkable clarity of expression.""--Beth J�rgensen, University of Rochester ""Down Syndrome Culture offers a close look at the work and lives of people with Down syndrome and their collaborators, successfully showing the unique aspects of Down syndrome through cultural representation.""--Susan Antebi, University of Toronto"


“Down Syndrome Culture is well-written, skillfully and seamlessly weaving references to existing disability studies theory and criticism of disability autobiography and film into Fraser's own insightful analyses of both written literature and films from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. Fraser introduces complex theoretical material and nuanced textual analyses in a way that honors their complexity while also achieving a remarkable clarity of expression.” - Beth Jörgensen, University of Rochester “Down Syndrome Culture offers a close look at the work and lives of people with Down syndrome and their collaborators, successfully showing the unique aspects of Down syndrome through cultural representation.” - Susan Antebi, University of Toronto


"""Down Syndrome Culture is well-written, skillfully and seamlessly weaving references to existing disability studies theory and criticism of disability autobiography and film into Fraser's own insightful analyses of both written literature and films from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. Fraser introduces complex theoretical material and nuanced textual analyses in a way that honors their complexity while also achieving a remarkable clarity of expression.""--Beth Jörgensen, University of Rochester ""Down Syndrome Culture offers a close look at the work and lives of people with Down syndrome and their collaborators, successfully showing the unique aspects of Down syndrome through cultural representation.""--Susan Antebi, University of Toronto"


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Benjamin Fraser is Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultural Studies at the University of Arizona.

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