Dwelling among Mortals: Narratives of Disability and Revelation in Twentieth-Century American Fiction
Defense Date
3-22-2007
Graduation Date
Spring 1-1-2007
Availability
Campus Only
Submission Type
dissertation
Degree Name
PhD
Department
English
School
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Committee Chair
Magali Cornier Michael
Committee Member
Linda Arbaugh Kinnahan
Committee Member
Michael Berube
Keywords
La Loca Santa, Bishop Rayber, Benjy Compson, abnormal, Buck v. Bell, cognitive disability, mental disability, intellectual disability, physical disability, AIDS, Christianity, epilepsy, Adah Price
Abstract
In the American twentieth century, the intersection of religious imagery with fictional representations of disability takes shape in response to the dominant structures of normalcy that systematically exclude those whose physical and mental experiences do not coincide with the established norm. Through a critical examination of four sites of this intersection, my inquiry questions the discourse of independence that denies the capacity of interdependent human community. My discussion focuses on four novels that present characters with a broad range of mental and physical disabilities and that engage religious imagery grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition: William Faulkner
Format
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Bangsund, J. (2007). Dwelling among Mortals: Narratives of Disability and Revelation in Twentieth-Century American Fiction (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1595