Imagining autism : fiction and stereotypes on the spectrum
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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2015.
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Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction | 820.93561 L749i | On Shelf |
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Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2015.
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Book
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195 pages ; 24 cm.
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1510.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-187) and index.
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"A disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Loftis's groundbreaking study turns to literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what impact they have had on cultural stereotypes, autistic culture, and the identity politics of autism. Imagining Autism looks at literary characters (and an author or two) widely understood as autistic, ranging from Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, Shaw's St. Joan, Steinbeck's Lennie Small, and Harper Lee's Boo Radley to Mark Haddon's boy detective Christopher Boone and Steig Larsson's Lisbeth Salander. The silent figure trapped inside himself, the savant made famous by his other-worldly intellect, the brilliant detective linked to the criminal mastermind by their common neurology--in these works characters on the spectrum become protean symbols, stand-ins for the chaotic forces of inspiration, contagion, and disorder. These powerful fictional depictions, Loftis argues, are also part of the imagined lives of the autistic, sometimes for good, sometimes threatening to undermine self-identity and the activism of the autistic community" --,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Loftis, S. F. (2015). Imagining autism: fiction and stereotypes on the spectrum . Indiana University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Loftis, Sonya Freeman, 1983-. 2015. Imagining Autism: Fiction and Stereotypes On the Spectrum. Indiana University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Loftis, Sonya Freeman, 1983-. Imagining Autism: Fiction and Stereotypes On the Spectrum Indiana University Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Loftis, Sonya Freeman. Imagining Autism: Fiction and Stereotypes On the Spectrum Indiana University Press, 2015.
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