Andrew Leland’s 2023 book The Country of the Blind, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, is an absorbing exploration of […]
Holworthy Hall’s The Man Nobody Knew and Facial Wound Narratives after World War I
In his 1919 novel The Man Nobody Knew, Holworthy Hall introduced readers to Richard Morgan, a fictional American soldier who […]
Why Sad Salads Are No Laughing Matter: An Interview with Emily Contois
Whether you’ve seen The Hairpin’s 2011 “Women Laughing Alone with Salad,” or not, you’re in for a treat. Emily Contois […]
“Women Cry – Men Swear”: Gender and Stuttering in the Early Twentieth-Century United States
Speech specialist Ernest Tompkins was not alone in thinking that he had figured out what caused stuttering. But when Tompkins […]
Misinformation, Vaccination, and “Medical Liberty” in the Age of COVID-19
Vaccination is of critical importance right now. At this moment, the United States is fighting an uphill battle against COVID-19, […]
Speaking Out: Joe Biden, Stuttering, and Disability Discrimination in the United States
In October 2020, CNN host Jake Tapper confronted Lara Trump for a video of what seemed to be her mocking […]
For the Sake of Humans: Animal Casualties and Medical Testing in Modern War
During the First World War, a group of British and American military engineers conducted a series of experiments to determine […]
Pathologizing Politics: Eugenics and Political Discourse in the Modern United States
Carrie Buck was three months shy of her twenty-second birthday when she was forcibly sterilized on October 19, 1927. Buck’s […]
Disability Identity and the Culture of Veteran Athletics in Modern America
In May 2020, Prince Harry will inaugurate the fifth Invictus Games in The Hague, Netherlands. An international sporting event for […]
Civil War Disability in the Light and the Dark: An Interview with Sarah Handley-Cousins
Sarah Handley-Cousins argues in her new book, Bodies in Blue: Disability in the Civil War North, that the bodies of disabled […]
