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ENGL 252: Disability Stories | Disability Studies (BMC)

ENGL 252: Disability Stories Disability Studies; Spring 2018; Prof. McGuire

Finding Articles

MLA International Bibliography
Literature, language, linguistics, film, theatre and folklore. Covers 1926-present.
America: History and Life
United States and Canadian history
ProQuest Social Sciences
General social sciences

Finding Books

Tripod: Books & More
The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Click on the "request" link at the bottom of an item's record to have it delivered to Canaday or another library.

Keyword Search:

(disab* OR blind* OR deaf) AND (victorian OR "19th century") AND literature

Subject Search:

"People with disabilities in literature"

"Blindness in literature"

Selected books

Crip Theory: Cultural Signs of queerness and disability by Robert McRuer; Michael Bérubé (Foreword by)
Fictions of Affliction: Physical disability in Victorian culture by Martha S. Holmes
Woeful Afflictions: Disability and sentimentality in Victorian America by Mary Klages
Disability and Passing by Jeffrey A. Brune (Editor); Daniel J. Wilson (Editor)

Historical Newspapers

African American Newspapers: the 19th century
Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003
New York Times
Select "Full text available in ProQuest Historical Newspapers" for coverage from 1851-present
The Times Digital Archive
Washington Post
Available from 1877

Other Historical Sources

Nineteenth Century Collections Online
Full text versions of books, magazines, and other materials published in the 19th century.
JSTOR
Full text from top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage dates back to the inception of the journal up to the last 3 to 5 years.