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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index
Auto/body/ography : the fragmented texts of Nancy Mairs -- Tyranny of the visual : Lucy Grealy & Georgina Kleege -- Sexual selves, community allegiance : Connie Panzarino & Eli Clare -- Alternative motherhoods : Denise Sherer Jacobson & Anne Finger -- A brief history of aging : the journals of May Sarton
The first critical study of personal narrative by women with disabilities, Unruly Bodies examines how contemporary writers use life writing to challenge cultural stereotypes about disability, gender, embodiment, and identity. Writers discussed include Nancy Mairs, Lucy Grealy, Georgina Kleege, Connie Panzarino, Eli Clare, Anne Finger, Denise Sherer Jacobson, and May Sarton