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narrative prosthesis: a standalone construct

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narrativeprosthesis1 CONSTRUCTNarrative prosthesisMITCHELL · DISABILITY STUDIES

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Disability studies

the widespread use of disability in stories as a device that drives plot or carries meaning, while disabled lives themselves stay marginal.

In disability studies, narrative prosthesis refers to the widespread use of disability in stories as a device that drives plot or carries meaning, while disabled lives themselves stay marginal. This meaning comes from Mitchell (2001) in Narrative prosthesis.[1]

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marginal3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsnarrative5 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, five constructsplot1 fields · 3 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. Mitchell, D. T., & Snyder, S. L. (2001). Narrative prosthesis: Disability and the dependencies of discourse. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472097487

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