Disability Erasure And The Apocalyptic Narrative
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By Shoshana Kessock
Aug 28, 2017
https://shoshanakessock.com/2017/08/28/disability-erasure-and-the-apocalyptic-narrative/
Content note: discusses violence towards disabled characters; images of guns; some ableist language used
Examination of a widely-used SF trope:
As a disabled woman, disaster epics, apocalypse fiction, and post-apoc tales aren’t a vicarious thrill for me anymore. Theoretical zombie apocalypse escape plan BS sessions with friends aren’t amusing anymore. They’re an exercise in facing my mortality.
By Shoshana Kessock
Aug 28, 2017
https://shoshanakessock.com/2017/08/28/disability-erasure-and-the-apocalyptic-narrative/
Content note: discusses violence towards disabled characters; images of guns; some ableist language used
Examination of a widely-used SF trope:
As a disabled woman, disaster epics, apocalypse fiction, and post-apoc tales aren’t a vicarious thrill for me anymore. Theoretical zombie apocalypse escape plan BS sessions with friends aren’t amusing anymore. They’re an exercise in facing my mortality.