{"product_id":"freaks-of-history-9781783207350","title":"Freaks of History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisability studies have long been the domain of medical and pedagogical academics. However, in recent years, the subject has outgrown its clinical origins. In \u003cem\u003eFreaks of History\u003c\/em\u003e, James MacDonald presents two dramatic explorations of disability within the wider themes of sexuality, gender, foreignness and the Other. Originally directed by Martin Harvey and performed by undergraduate students at the University of Exeter, \u003cem\u003eWellclose Square \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eUnsex Me Here\u003c\/em\u003e analyse cultural marginalization against the backdrop of infamous historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMacDonald, who is cerebral palsied, recognizes that disability narratives are rarely written by and for disabled people. Therefore, his plays, accompanied by critical essays and director’s notes, are a welcome addition to the emerging discourse of Crip theory and essential reading for disability students and academics alike.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1\u003cbr\u003e Critical Essays My First Playwright\u003cbr\u003e Julian Meyrick   Director's Notes\u003cbr\u003e Martin Harvey   Crisis, Cruelty and Curation: Staging 'Freakish' History in James MacDonald's Wellclose Square and Unsex Me Here\u003cbr\u003e Jessica O'Hara   Part 2\u003cbr\u003e Playtexts   Wellclose Square A Performance Text   Unsex Me Here\u003cbr\u003e A Performance Text","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042266743127,"sku":"9781783207350","price":39.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781783207350.jpg?v=1750953692","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/freaks-of-history-9781783207350","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}