abstract: Coming out from under the shadow of sight, blindness has a story to tell. From Tiresias to The Miracle Worker, literary and visual representations of blindness are cornerstones of compelling tales of loss and overcoming. In support of the inherent value of sight, these conventional narratives overshadow the stories and lived experiences of blind people themselves. In light of this misrepresentation, I explore what it means to read, write, and see blindness, as well as consider the implications of being blind in present-day Latin America. I achieve this through a transnational and interdisciplinary analysis of novels, short stories, film, and photography by blind and sighted artists and writers whose work has been published or exhibited after the year 2000. In this context, I will demonstrate how blindness can serve as a lens through which the production and reception of narrative and visual culture can be critically evaluated from a blind person’s perspective. Most importantly, this dissertation showcases the critical and creative work of blind people in order to demystify stereotypes and contextualize anxieties surrounding blindness, perception, and identity. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Spanish 2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:50616 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Contributors | Newland, Rachel Renee (Author), Tompkins, Cynthia (Advisor), Foster, David W. (Committee member), Urioste-Azcorra, Carmen (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 137 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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