{"title":"Mark Osteen","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Osteen's work explores the intersections of identity, culture, and representation with a thoughtful and nuanced voice. His books delve into how autism and other experiences shape individual narratives within broader societal contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Osteen's writing invites readers to reconsider familiar perspectives through a critical and empathetic lens, offering insightful perspectives on representation and its impact on modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"autism-and-representation-by-mark-osteen-9780415956444","title":"Autism and Representation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutism and Representation\u003c\/em\u003e, a scholarly book by Mark Osteen, addresses the portrayal of autism, a neuro-developmental disability that has often been sensationalised in the popular media. While a significant amount of clinical and medical research has been published on autism, traditional humanities disciplines and the emerging field of Disability Studies have yet to thoroughly explore it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume represents the first scholarly examination of autism within the humanities. It brings together scholars from various disciplines alongside adults on the autism spectrum to investigate diverse representations of autism found in novels, poems, autobiographies, films, and clinical discourses. Additionally, it explores the connections and boundaries between autistic and \"neurotypical\" creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmploying an empathetic scholarship that combines professional rigor with experiential knowledge from the contributors’ lives with or as autistic individuals, the essays address critical questions. They explore novel forms in which autistic creativity manifests and the unique strengths it possesses. Furthermore, they examine how representations by or about autistic people challenge conventional notions of cognition, creativity, language, (dis)ability, and sociability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely and significant collection establishes new ground in literary and film criticism, aesthetics, psychology, and Disability Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605068366060,"sku":"9780415956444","price":626.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/40579ce8604499a45da61d7a222a9e2e.jpg?v=1788153890"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/mark-osteen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}