Abstract

Lewiecki-Wilson critiques Barton's argument that the assimilationist rhetoric in Reader's Digest can be progressive by noting that the highlighted aspects of the narratives maintain the conservative ideology of the time. Lewiecki-Wilson argues that in reality, assimilationist rhetoric reinforces the hegemony of the norm by failing to focus on the rights of people with disabilities or present diversity and depth in representation. [Tara Wood, Margaret Price, & Chelsea Johnson, Disability studies, WPA-CompPile Bibliographies, No. 19]