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001 2014023066
003 DLC
005 20150511135841.0
008 140624s2014 enk b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014023066
020 $a9781137413437 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aNX180.H34$bK87 2014
082 00 $a700.87$223
100 1 $aKuppers, Petra.
245 10 $aStudying disability arts and culture :$ban introduction /$cPetra Kuppers.
264 1 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke [England] ;$aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2014.
300 $axvi, 187 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- PART I -- 1. Setting Up -- 2. Languages of Disability -- 3. Discourses of Disability -- 4. Embodiment/Enmindment: Processes of Living -- 5. Disability Culture -- PART II -- 6. Life in the Institution: Discourses at Work and at Play -- 7. Freak Shows and the Theatre -- 8. Disabled Dance and Dancerly Bodies -- 9. Superheroes and the Lure of Disability -- 10. Looking at Autism -- 11. Classroom Activism and Resources -- 12. Appendix: For Teachers -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 $a"In this practical introduction to the study of Disability Arts and Culture, Petra Kuppers draws on a wide range of examples, exercises and activities to introduce the key artists and theoretical concepts in this diverse field. Comprehensive and accessible, this is an essential handbook for anyone interested in the Disabled body in performance"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 174-180).
650 0 $aPeople with disabilities and the arts.
650 0 $aPeople with disabilities and the performing arts.
650 0 $aArts and society.