Postcolonial Fiction and Disability: Exceptional Children, Metaphor and Materiality

Barker, C.

This book is the first study of disability in postcolonial fiction. Focusing on canonical novels, it explores the metaphorical functions and material presence of disabled child characters. Barker argues that progressive disability politics emerge from postcolonial concerns, and establishes dialogues between postcolonialism and disability studies.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-01-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230307889

DOI: 10.1057/9780230360006

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 242