How disappointing; at first glance, the book promises to be whimsical.
In some ways, I think Academia-speak is a lot like fan fiction: the authors are writing for an audience that they assume already know the major characters and primary story arcs.
That's one of my frustrations with Disability Rhetoric, by Jay Timothy Dolmage. On the one hand, it's written for those mostly familiar with the philosophy of rhetoric (It reads like it's aimed at university-level Philosophy students), and those just being introduced to issues of Disability Culture. So some of it is a struggle for me to parse, and some of it is "I know this already." At the same time, it's well written, and I enjoy it when his flashes of humor come out.
Re: "Narratology," huh?
How disappointing; at first glance, the book promises to be whimsical.
In some ways, I think Academia-speak is a lot like fan fiction: the authors are writing for an audience that they assume already know the major characters and primary story arcs.
That's one of my frustrations with Disability Rhetoric, by Jay Timothy Dolmage. On the one hand, it's written for those mostly familiar with the philosophy of rhetoric (It reads like it's aimed at university-level Philosophy students), and those just being introduced to issues of Disability Culture. So some of it is a struggle for me to parse, and some of it is "I know this already." At the same time, it's well written, and I enjoy it when his flashes of humor come out.