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The Dis-Topic Future: Biofuturity, Disability, and Crip Communities in Anglophone Speculative Fiction
| Content Provider | eScholarship Repository: University of California |
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| Advisor | Streeby, Shelley |
| Author | Martin Sandino, Amanda María Yolanda |
| Researcher | Martin Sandino, Amanda María Yolanda |
| Abstract | In this work, I define and analyze key examples of wonderlands as utopic spaces. I argue that these youth-oriented fantasy worlds are often more diverse than their adult counterparts, particularly in terms of race, sexuality, and, most importantly, disability. By considering who constitutes the citizens of conceptualized utopias, I further contend that persons with disabilities often offer ideal utopian figures. In order to demonstrate this reality in future literatures, I suggest that authors and readers alike turn to online fan fiction communities as significant sites of crip activism. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6p71f7zm |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2018-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Disability Studies Futurity Gender Race Speculative Fiction Wonderland Literature American studies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Thesis |
