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Representation of marginalized identities has broad implications for the lived realities of those identified and identifying as such. I argue that science fiction's representation of disability-both physical and mental-is of particular importance because of the genre's role in utopia-building, where lack and presence are clearly demarcated as "not wanted" or "wanted." From my study, I have found that science fiction typically argues for the eradication of disability. In response I have engaged in two simultaneous projects: The first, contained below, is a scholarly analysis of texts on disability, disability representation, and disability representation within science fiction, in addition to a close read of the science fiction text The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet for its attempt to better incorporate disability; the second is a syllabus comprised of the research my paper required. |
