Neuroqueer Literacies; or, Against Able-Reading

Abstract

Despite a recent interest in thinking writing studies alongside disability, there has yet to be much conversation about disability’s relationship to reading. I argue, however, that experiences of disability and neurodivergence in particular can expand our field’s understanding of what constitutes literacy and of who can be literate.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2021-09-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc202131589
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  1. Literacy in Composition Studies
  2. Research in the Teaching of English
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