Disability in Wonderland: Health and Normativity in Speculative Utopias -- Amand

<p> Adult-directed utopian fiction has historically rejected depictions of persons with disabilities, underrepresenting a community that comprises an estimated 15% of the world's population. From the earliest stories of utopias written for and about children, however, persons with disabilities have been included in abundance, and are central to classic narratives like <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> and <i>Winnie the Pooh.</i> In a perfect world centered on children and their caretakers, these works argue, characters with a diverse range of bodies and minds must flourish. Spanning from Lewis Carroll's 1865 <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> to Jordan Peele's 2019 film <i>Us</i>, this examination of the wonderland demonstrates the role that bodily and neurological diversity plays in an ever-popular subgenre.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Amanda Martin Sandino<br><b>Publisher:</b> McFarland & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 05/01/2023<br><b>Pages:</b> 200<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.82h x 5.83w x 0.47d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781476683034<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Amanda Martin Sandino</b> is a lecturer in critical gender studies at the University of California, San Diego. The focus of her work looks at the intersections of futurity, disability, and fantasy.</p>