Literary and Cultural Disability Studies

This volume initiates a systematic dialogue between Anglophone and Continental European perspectives in literary and cultural disability studies. Emerging from a conference organised by the German Research Foundation (DFG) network “Inclusive Philology”, the twelve contributions demonstrate how disability functions not merely as thematic content but as a fundamental category of literary and cultural form. By connecting diverse methodological approaches – from phenomenological analyses to discourse analysis – the collection generates innovative theoretical frameworks for analysing embodied dif-ference. The volume addresses scholars in literary and cultural studies as well as anyone interested in trans-disciplinary disability studies approaches and cross-cultural academic exchange.

With contributions by
Mona Baie | Jenny Bergenmar | Klaus Birnstiel | Harriet Cooper | Evelyn Dueck | David Feeney | Johannes Görbert | Martina King | Linda Leskau | Stuart Murray | Swaantje Otto | Tom Shakespeare

The book will also be available in open access upon publication.