Date of Award
Spring 5-5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Dr. Sarah Chinn
Second Advisor
Dr. Cristina L Alfar
Academic Program Adviser
Dr. Janet Neary
Abstract
This paper examines the ways in which the disability memoir creates pathways that generate new ways of thinking. Focusing primarily on the disability memoirs of Simi Linton, Ellen Forney, and Kenny Fries, this analysis will personalize the disability experience as these authors live it and redefine its social stereotypes.
Recommended Citation
Kaufman, Sarah Elizabeth, "Claiming Ownership of One’s Body Through Language: The Disability Memoir" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/875
Included in
Disability Studies Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Literature in English, North America, Ethnic and Cultural Minority Commons, Modern Literature Commons, Other English Language and Literature Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Women's Studies Commons