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Awkward silences?: Inclusivity and the spectacle of speech disability

Mattacks, Kate

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Kate Mattacks



Abstract

This article explores the myth that the Victorians were preoccupied with removing the disabled from public view. Rather the huge number of melodramas that figure characters who cannot speak place these images on view in a complex negotiation between inclusivity through demonstrations of sign language and audience-driven spectacle.

Citation

Mattacks, K. (2010). Awkward silences?: Inclusivity and the spectacle of speech disability. Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film,

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2010
Deposit Date Jul 23, 2010
Publicly Available Date Nov 15, 2016
Journal Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film
Print ISSN 1748-3727
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Keywords melodrama, disability, performance, sign language
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/980231
Publisher URL http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=ip026

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