TY - JOUR
T1 - So long as they grow out of it
T2 - Comics, the discourse of developmental normalcy, and disability
AU - Squier, Susan M.
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - This essay draws on two emerging fields - the study of comics or graphic fiction, and disability studies - to demonstrate how graphic fictions articulate the embodied, ethical, and sociopolitical experiences of impairment and disability. Examining David B's Epileptic and Paul Karasik and Judy Karasik's The Ride Together , I argue that these graphic novels unsettle conventional notions of normalcy and disability. In so doing, they also challenge our assumed dimensions and possibilities of the comics genre and medium, demonstrating the great potential comics hold for disability studies.
AB - This essay draws on two emerging fields - the study of comics or graphic fiction, and disability studies - to demonstrate how graphic fictions articulate the embodied, ethical, and sociopolitical experiences of impairment and disability. Examining David B's Epileptic and Paul Karasik and Judy Karasik's The Ride Together , I argue that these graphic novels unsettle conventional notions of normalcy and disability. In so doing, they also challenge our assumed dimensions and possibilities of the comics genre and medium, demonstrating the great potential comics hold for disability studies.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10912-008-9057-1
DO - 10.1007/s10912-008-9057-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 18392671
AN - SCOPUS:42249100315
SN - 1041-3545
VL - 29
SP - 71
EP - 88
JO - Journal of Medical Humanities
JF - Journal of Medical Humanities
IS - 2
ER -
