Discourse of Disability - Indian Perspectives

This book explores the concept of disability through a social, political, cultural, religious, and economics lens. It challenges the categorization of 'physically-disabled' produced by way of legal, medical, political, cultural, and literary narratives that comprise an exclusionary discourse.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Disability and Identity Politics 3. Disability and the Western Epistemology 4. Disability in India 5. Disability and the Indian English Fiction 6. Disability and the Hindi Cinema 7. New Directions for Future

About the author

Vivek Singh is Assistant Professor of English at Banaras Hindu University, India. He pursued his Ph.D. from the University of English and Foreign Languages, India. To pursue his research, he went to Potsdam University, Berlin, and received DAAD fellowship. He has delivered more than fifteen lectures in various reputed institutions and has published more than ten papers in international journals. His edited works include The Crisis in Humanity (2022). Currently, he works as a language instructor and cultural ambassador in Mississippi Valley State University, Mississsippi, USA.

Summary

This book explores the concept of disability through a social, political, cultural, religious, and economics lens. It challenges the categorization of ‘physically-disabled’ produced by way of legal, medical, political, cultural, and literary narratives that comprise an exclusionary discourse.

Product details

• Authors: Vivek Singh, Vivek (Banaras Hindu University Singh, Singh Vivek
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032536194
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253619-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, History: specific events & topics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, India, Regional Studies, Literary studies: general, History: specific events and topics, Regional / International studies, Disability: social aspects, Regional Geography