Re-fitting the Misfit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2777387 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eva Þórdís Ebenezersdóttir (0000-0002-4461-5301, eva þórdís ebenezersdóttir is a PhD candidate in Folklore Studies at the University of Iceland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 137 |
| Issue | 546 |
| Pages | 424-441 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8715 • E-ISSN: 1535-1882 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/15351882.137.546.02 |
| OpenAlex | W4403463749 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
Using an interdisciplinary approach combining folkloristics and disability studies, I argue that a specific category of nineteenth-century Icelandic ghost stories reflects a sociocultural process of re-defining human individuals with intellectual disabilities as supernatural beings. The legends depicting this process of re-fitting are revealed as narratives offering culture-specific guiding principles for understanding and engaging with people with intellectual disabilities. As ghosts, disruptive and challenging human misfits could be accepted as "normal" supernatural beings
Disability Education and Employment · Disability Rights and Representation · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Materials Science
The Body and Social Theory
The Consuming Body
The Scapegoat
Staring How We Look
Disability, Self, and Society
Cultural Locations of Disability
Models of disability
Ghostly Matters
Nature and Policy in Iceland 1400–1800
Monster Theory
The Kiss of Death
Intellectual disability
Misfits
Who Knows? Knowing Strangers and Strangerness
Disability/postmodernity
Re-fitting the Misfit
Histories of immune systems
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |