Re-visioning Negative Archetypes of Disability and Deformity in Fantasy: Wicked, Maleficent, and Game of Thrones
Fantasy and horror often exploit disabled people, presenting them as embodiments of terror and evil. In contemporary fantasy, we sometimes see archetypically evil characters redefined primarily by the telling of their backstories to provide rationale for their behavior and to evoke sympathy or pity...
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| Language: | English |
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The Ohio State University Libraries
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Disability Studies Quarterly |
| Online Access: | http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/5313 |