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Review: Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong
Review: Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong
Ages 10-12
No abstract provided.
Review: Counting By 7s, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong
Review: Counting By 7s, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong
Ages 10-12
No abstract provided.
Review: Echo, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong
Review: Listening For Lions, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong
Review: Listening For Lions, Rachel Schwedt, Janice A. Delong
Ages 10-12
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Adopting The Unadoptable/Disabled Subject In The Posthuman Era, Fu-Jen Chen
Adopting The Unadoptable/Disabled Subject In The Posthuman Era, Fu-Jen Chen
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In his article “Adopting the Unadoptable/Disabled Subject in the Posthuman Era,” Fu-Jen Chen first examines three memoirs that demonstrate prevalent features of today’s narratives by parents with adopted children of special needs and next offers a theoretical and ontological investigation of disability. He suggests that we have to change the way we relate to disability: to recognize it not as an external limitation but an internal as well as pre-existent division and to re-orient ourselves to the ontological truth that we are always already “disabled/otherized” especially in the posthuman era when the body is seen to exceed existing boundaries of …
Adoption, Cynical Detachment, And New Age Beliefs In Juno And Kung Fu Panda, Fu-Jen Chen
Adoption, Cynical Detachment, And New Age Beliefs In Juno And Kung Fu Panda, Fu-Jen Chen
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In his article "Adoption, Cynical Detachment, and New Age Beliefs in Juno and Kung Fu Panda" Fu-Jen Chen situates his study within today's prevailing climate of global consumption to argue that the 2007 film Juno—featuring an unconventional portrayal of the adoption triad and a cynical detachment from public values—not only trivializes and depoliticizes the practice of adoption but also serves as an ideological supplement to today's global capitalism. Furthermore, Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2 (2008; 2011) provide two ideological messages of contemporary New Age spirituality—"the belief in nothing" in part I, and "the attitude of inner peace" …