LEADER 03892nam 22006493 450 001 9910984625303321 005 20250218220016.0 010 $a9780271085296 010 $a0271085290 024 7 $a10.1515/9780271085296 035 $a(CKB)5590000000536974 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6894977 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6894977 035 $a(OCoLC)1306058267 035 $a(OCoLC)1262307474 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_103439 035 $a(DE-B1597)584558 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780271085296 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31784142 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31784142 035 $a(OCoLC)1472988966 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000536974 100 $a20220412d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAbleist Rhetoric $eHow We Know, Value, and See Disability 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBasel/Berlin/Boston :$cPennsylvania State University Press,$d2019. 210 4$dİ2019. 215 $a1 online resource (200 pages) 225 1 $aRSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric ;$vv.11 311 08$a9780271084688 311 08$a0271084685 311 08$a9780271085272 311 08$a0271085274 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$t1 The Rhetorical Dimensions of Ableism --$t2 Fearing Disability and the Possession Narrative --$t3 Ableism and the Cochlear Implant Debate --$t4 Sport as Ableist Institution --$t5 A Rhetorical Model of Disability --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aAbleism, a form of discrimination that elevates "able" bodies over those perceived as less capable, remains one of the most widespread areas of systematic and explicit discrimination in Western culture. Yet in contrast to the substantial body of scholarly work on racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, ableism remains undertheorized and underexposed. In this book, James L. Cherney takes a rhetorical approach to the study of ableism to reveal how it has worked its way into our everyday understanding of disability.Ableist Rhetoric argues that ableism is learned and transmitted through the ways we speak about those with disabilities. Through a series of textual case studies, Cherney identifies three rhetorical norms that help illustrate the widespread influence of ableist ideas in society. He explores the notion that "deviance is evil" by analyzing the possession narratives of Cotton Mather and the modern horror touchstone The Exorcist. He then considers whether "normal is natural" in Aristotle's Generation of Animals and in the cultural debate over cochlear implants. Finally, he shows how the norm "body is able" operates in Alexander Graham Bell's writings on eugenics and in the legal cases brought by disabled athletes Casey Martin and Oscar Pistorius. These three simple equivalencies play complex roles within the social institutions of religion, medicine, law, and sport. Cherney concludes by calling for a rhetorical model of disability, which, he argues, will provide a shift in orientation to challenge ableism's epistemic, ideological, and visual components. Accessible and compelling, this groundbreaking book will appeal to scholars of rhetoric and of disability studies as well as to disability rights advocates. 410 0$aRSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric 606 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric$2bisacsh 610 $aAbleism. 610 $aAbleist Culture. 610 $aDisability. 610 $aDiscrimination. 610 $aRhetoric. 615 7$aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric. 676 $a305.908 700 $aCherney$b James L$01793235 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910984625303321 996 $aAbleist Rhetoric$94332778 997 $aUNINA