{"product_id":"extraordinary-bodies-by-rosemarie-garland-thomson-9780231183178","title":"Extraordinary Bodies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtraordinary Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e is a cornerstone text of disability studies, establishing the field upon its publication in 1997. Framing disability as a minority discourse rather than a medical one, the book added depth to oppressive narratives and revealed novel, liberatory ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough her incisive readings of such texts as Harriet Beecher Stowe's \u003cem\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/em\u003e and Rebecca Harding Davis's \u003cem\u003eLife in the Iron Mills\u003c\/em\u003e, Rosemarie Garland Thomson exposed the social forces driving representations of disability. She encouraged new ways of looking at texts and their depiction of the body and stretched the limits of what counted as a text, considering freak shows and other pop culture artifacts as reflections of community rites and fears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGarland Thomson also elevated the status of African-American novels by Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde. \u003cem\u003eExtraordinary Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e laid the groundwork for an appreciation of disability culture and an inclusive new approach to the study of social marginalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47602944278764,"sku":"9780231183178","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231183178-extraordinary-bodies.jpg?v=1778050291","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/extraordinary-bodies-by-rosemarie-garland-thomson-9780231183178","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}