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Autism and Representation

By Mark Osteen
Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
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Autism and Representation is the first scholarly book to explore autism within the humanities, combining insights from Disability Studies and contributions by autistic adults. It investigates how autism is depicted across novels, poetry, autobiographies, films, and clinical narratives, challenging sensationalistic media portrayals. Through empathetic and rigorous scholarship, the book examines unique forms of autistic creativity and questions traditional notions of cognition, language, and sociability, breaking new ground in literary criticism and psychology.
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Ideal for scholars and students in Disability Studies, psychology, literature, and cultural studies, as well as readers interested in nuanced autism representation and neurodiversity.

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This volume, the first scholarly book on autism and the humanities, brings scholars from several different disciplines together with adults on the autism spectrum to investigate the diverse ways that autism has been represented in novels, poems, autobiographies, films and clinical discourses, and to explore the connections and demarcations between autistic and "normal" creative expression.

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Autism and Representation, a scholarly book by Mark Osteen, addresses the portrayal of autism, a neuro-developmental disability that has often been sensationalised in the popular media. While a significant amount of clinical and medical research has been published on autism, traditional humanities disciplines and the emerging field of Disability Studies have yet to thoroughly explore it.

This volume represents the first scholarly examination of autism within the humanities. It brings together scholars from various disciplines alongside adults on the autism spectrum to investigate diverse representations of autism found in novels, poems, autobiographies, films, and clinical discourses. Additionally, it explores the connections and boundaries between autistic and "neurotypical" creativity.

Employing an empathetic scholarship that combines professional rigor with experiential knowledge from the contributors’ lives with or as autistic individuals, the essays address critical questions. They explore novel forms in which autistic creativity manifests and the unique strengths it possesses. Furthermore, they examine how representations by or about autistic people challenge conventional notions of cognition, creativity, language, (dis)ability, and sociability.

This timely and significant collection establishes new ground in literary and film criticism, aesthetics, psychology, and Disability Studies.

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    Autism and Representation, a scholarly book by Mark Osteen, addresses the portrayal of autism, a neuro-developmental disability that has often been sensationalised in the popular media. While a significant amount of clinical and medical research has been published on autism, traditional humanities disciplines and the emerging field of Disability Studies have yet to thoroughly explore it. This volume represents the...
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Dr Michael Fitzpatrick praises the book for its "astute and sensitive appraisals" of contemporary writings about autism. The NYU Literature, Medicine and Arts Database highlights its value as "an excellent resource" that situates autism within historical and cultural contexts and addresses diverse representations, emphasising the individuality of those on the spectrum.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415956444

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 November 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 1 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

  • Edited by Mark Osteen

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 657g

Pages: 322

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Mark Osteen Non-Fiction Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

About the Author

Mark Osteen is Professor of English and Director of Film Studies at Loyola College in Maryland.

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