ACT Normal: Volume 80

These poems are inquisitive, desiring to evade the grasp of the normative, as endured by those institutionalized by, and through, the concept of normalcy. act normal invites readers to re-orient from the normative task of assuming the safety of consensual interpretation, while risking, cherishing, and performing non-indifference.

About the author

nancy viva davis halifax is associate professor in Critical Disability Studies in the Faculty of Health at York University. Their most recent collection is hook.

Summary

These poems are inquisitive, desiring to evade the grasp of the normative, as endured by those institutionalized by, and through, the concept of normalcy. act normal invites readers to re-orient from the normative task of assuming the safety of consensual interpretation, while risking, cherishing, and performing non-indifference.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Viva Davis Halifax
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9780228018711
• ISBN: 978-0-228-01871-1
• No. of pages: 100
• Series: Hugh Maclennan Poetry Series; Hugh MacLennan Poetry
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama