Brune, Jeffrey A. (Editor)
Wilson, Daniel J. (Editor)
Temple University Press
Physical Details: vi + 206 pp.; ill.
Language: English
Passing, an act usually associated with disguising race, also relates to disability. Whether a person classified as mentally ill struggles to suppress aberrant behavior to appear "normal" or a person intentionally takes on a disability identity to gain some advantage, passing is a pervasive and much-discussed phenomenon. This anthology examines this issue. Focusing on the United States from the nineteenth century to the present, the editors and contributors to this volume explore the intersections of disability, race, gender, and sexuality as these various aspects of identity influence each other and make identity fluid. They argue that the line between disability and normality is blurred, discussing disability as an individual identity and as a social category. And they discuss the role of stigma in decisions about whether or not to pass. The essays speak to the complexity of individual decisions about passing and open the conversation for broader discussion.
...MoreReview Carmody, Todd (2015) Review of "Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity". Bulletin of the History of Medicine (pp. 131-133).
Chapter Wilson, Daniel J. (2013) Passing in the Shadow of FDR: Polio Survivors, Passing, and the Negotiation of Disability. In: Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity (pp. 13-35).
Chapter Brune, Jeffrey A. (2013) The Multiple Layers of Disability Passing in Life, Literature, and Public Discourse. In: Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity (pp. 36-57).
Chapter Linton, David (2013) The Menstrual Masquerade. In: Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity (pp. 58-70).
Chapter Boster, Dea H. (2013) “I Made up My Mind to Act Both Deaf and Dumb”: Displays of Disability and Slave Resistance in the Antebellum American South. In: Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity (pp. 71-98).
Chapter Cox, Peta (2013) Passing as Sane, or How to Get People to Sit Next to You on the Bus. In: Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity (pp. 99-110).
Chapter Rembis, Michael Allen (2013) Athlete First: A Note on Passing, Disability, and Sport. In: Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity (pp. 111-141).
Chapter Carey, Allison C. (2013) The Sociopolitical Contexts of Passing and Intellectual Disability. In: Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity (pp. 142-166).
Chapter Harmon, Kristen C. (2013) Growing up to Become Hearing: Dreams of Passing in Oral Deaf Education. In: Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity (pp. 167-198).
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