Living in Different Universes
Autism and Race in Robinson's Gilead and Home
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4275702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Petit (0000-0001-6057-5007, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 39-54 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mosaic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-1276 • E-ISSN: 1925-5683 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/mos.2013.0018 |
| OpenAlex | W2129502655 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Using research and theory from sociology, social psychology, disability studies, and psychiatry, this essay argues that Jack Boughton in Marilynne Robinson's novels Gilead and Home exhibits autism spectrum disorder, and, further, that the way society has turned his impairment into a disability represents the action of white racism on many African Americans
Action (physics) · Autism · Autism spectrum disorder · Developmental psychology · Psychoanalysis · Race (biology) · Racism · Sociology · White (mutation) · American Sports and Literature · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Gender Studies · Genetics · Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |