Literate Misfitting: Disability Theory and a Sociomaterial Approach to Literacy

College English Sep 2016

Literate Misfitting: Disability Theory and a Sociomaterial Approach to Literacy

Elisabeth L. Miller

Abstract

By examining the literate practices of persons with aphasia, or language disability after stroke or other brain injury, this essay develops the concept of literate misfittingâ€”the conflicts readers and writers encounter when their bodies and minds do not fit with the materials and expectations of literacy. I analyze how literate misfitting reveals both how persons with disabilities are often excluded from normative conceptions of literacy and how their experiences adapting and innovating in the face of literate misfits offer vital insights into the social and material aspects of literacy.

Journal: College English
Published: 2016-09-01
DOI: 10.58680/ce201628691
Open Access: Closed
Topics: disability studies

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