{"product_id":"concerto-for-the-left-hand-michael-davidson-9780472050338","title":"Concerto for the Left Hand: Disability and the Defamiliar Body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Professor Davidson---an accomplished literary critic---offers a focused and balanced analysis of poetry, film, and the arts honed with his excellent knowledge of the latest advances in disability studies. He is brilliant at reading texts in a sophisticated and aesthetically pleasurable way, making \u003ci\u003eConcerto for the Left Hand\u003c\/i\u003e one of the smartest books to date in disability studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Lennard Davis, University of Illinois, Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\"Moving elegantly among social theorists and cultural texts, Davidson exemplifies and propels an ethical-aesthetic model for criticism. Davidson asks continuously and with a committed intensity 'where a disability ends and the social order begins' . . . this book brings the study of poetry and poetics into the twenty-first century.\"\u003cbr\u003e---Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Temple University\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcerto for the Left Hand\u003c\/i\u003e is at the cutting edge of the expanding field of disability studies, offering a wide range of essays that investigate the impact of disability across various art forms---including literature, performance, photography, and film. Rather than simply focusing on the ways in which disabled persons are portrayed, Michael Davidson explores how the experience of disability shapes the work of artists and why disability serves as a vital lens through which to interpret modern culture. Covering an eclectic range of topics---from the phantom missing limb in film noir to the poetry of American Sign Language---this collection delivers a unique and engaging assessment of the interplay between disability and aesthetics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a fluid, accessible style, \u003ci\u003eConcerto for the Left Hand\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to both specialists and general audiences. With its interdisciplinary approach, this book should appeal not only to scholars of disability studies but to all those working in minority art, deaf studies, visual culture, and modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Davidson is Professor of American Literature at the University of California, San Diego. His other books include \u003ci\u003eGuys Like Us: Citing Masculinity in Cold War Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGhostlier Demarcations: Modern Poetry and the Material World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Davidson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472050338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472050338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.03w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2008 pg. 19","brand":"Michael Davidson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447749882111,"sku":"9780472050338","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7bbf09cd-4e2b-4ada-8765-39dd382c8e71.jpg?v=1777234552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/concerto-for-the-left-hand-michael-davidson-9780472050338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}