"Oh, Why Can't You Remain Like This Forever!": Children's Literature, Growth, and Disability
One of the foundational gestures of the disability rights movement was the rejection of the common description of people who live with physical or mental impairments as "eternal children." This paper argues that the contradictions inherent in applying this trope to adults amplify the contr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Ohio State University Libraries
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Disability Studies Quarterly |
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| Online Access: | http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/6107 |