Disability in SF
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access_fandomKathryn Allan at Pornokitsch: Friday 5: Five Positive Representations of disability in SF
I want to highlight five stories that present atypical and non-normative experiences of embodiment in creative, engaging, and thought-provoking ways. Technology is not always wanted or accessible as a “cure all.” People with disabilities can be three-dimensional characters! Each of the five stories on my list of “good disability in SF examples” examines the complex diversity of human bodies and minds.
I want to highlight five stories that present atypical and non-normative experiences of embodiment in creative, engaging, and thought-provoking ways. Technology is not always wanted or accessible as a “cure all.” People with disabilities can be three-dimensional characters! Each of the five stories on my list of “good disability in SF examples” examines the complex diversity of human bodies and minds.
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Date: 2014-08-22 07:23 pm (UTC)(I love Bujold, she just... carried the banner alone for far longer than ought have happened.)
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Date: 2014-08-22 07:35 pm (UTC)