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Lois Keith (1950–2023)

Autor de Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death, Disability, and Cure in Classic Fiction for Girls

7 Obras 110 Miembros 2 Reseñas

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Lois Keith is a freelance writer, teacher, and an active supporter of civil rights for disabled people

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Nombre canónico
Keith, Lois
Fecha de nacimiento
1950
Fecha de fallecimiento
2023
Género
female
Lugares de residencia
London, England, UK
Ocupaciones
disability rights advocate

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Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death, Disability, and… por Lois Keith
Talking about characters with disabilities in Jane Eyre, Little Women, What Katy Did, Heidi, Pollyanna, Seven Little Australians, and The Secret Garden (and with a followup on later and modern fiction) and how the only possibilities seen were for the character to either be miraculously cured (usually after they'd learned their moral lesson, paralysis providing a forceful transition between a girlhood where tomboyishness is tolerated and adulthood where a woman must become the unselfish “Heart of the House”) or to die. Occasionally a non-POV character might be able to survive and perhaps even get around on crutches, but this was portrayed as not really walking and they were always to be pitied – never seen as a whole person.

So, pretty terrible treatment of people with disabilities, and also makes very clear the strong, manly vs submissive, womanly boxes that children have been forced into in the process of growing up.

The author has also written a YA novel “A Different Life”, and writes positively of “I Can Jump Puddles” by Alan Marshall (autobiographical, re polio); “Warrior Scarlet” by Rosemary Sutcliffe (herself disabled); “See Ya Simon” by David Hill; “Flawed Glass” by Ian Strachan; “Blabbermouth” and “Sticky Beak” by Morris Gleitzman.… (más)
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zeborah | Jun 5, 2013 |
Being in a Wheelchair (Think about) por Lois Keith
Review from Google Books:
What would it be like to live your life without hearing a sound? How does today's technology make life easier for the blind? What are the daily challenges faced by people with learning disabilities? These questions and more are answered in Smart Apple Media's new Think About series.
In four informative titles, young readers will learn how physical and mental disabilities affect millions of people throughout the world. Each book, written by an author affected by the title's disability, is full of color photographs, fact-filled text, and thought-provoking sidebars that are sure to open minds and widen perspectives. Readers will learn about the struggles, the special needs, and the successes of people with disabilities. Most of all, they will learn that the disabled are not so different from everyone else.… (más)
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Obras
7
Miembros
110
Popularidad
#176,729
Valoración
4.1
Reseñas
2
ISBNs
11

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