[nabs-l] Research: Representation of blindness in literature
Chris Nusbaum
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Sun Apr 28 22:04:29 UTC 2013
Hey Sophie,
What is that book? I'd be interested in reading it.
Thanks,
Chris
Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
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Maryland Association of Blind Students
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From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sophie Trist
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 9:13 AM
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I also ran across a blind Kung Fu master in a young adult series recently.
Though a lot of blind characters in literature reflect stereotypes, there
are a few exceptions.
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The blind swordsmen from japan. I Ziratuchi or something like that. Also,
the Dare Devil. Commic books. There is a blind jedi who is
evil in some
sort of series or something. There was a blind ranger in the R
A Salvatore
books; he was a skilled combattent. There is a true story about
Harry
Cordillo; he was amazing.
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From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kirt Manwaring
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 8:22 PM
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There are random blind characters all over the place in literature, though
I've more often than not seen them in very minor roles which, though they
are not central to the story, still tend to reflect the stereotypes we all
know well. Also, Dr. Jernigan gave a banquet address called
"Blindness: is
Literature Against Us?," which can be found on nfb.org. I'm reading an epic
fantasy series called A Song of Ice and Fire, and there is a very elderly
blind man in a supporting role who is always being lead around by some
servants, very slowly stumbling about on those rare occasions one of his
servants isn't there, etc etc.
On 4/27/13, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
I think the Avatar series, the TV show not the blue people, might have a
few novels out. If so there is a blind character in there who is pretty
cool, although the show plays off the stereotype that blind people can use
sound to know everything around them. Also, you might want to consider
some of the commics. Dare Devel is the one that most readily comes to
mind, but there are a few others that feature blind characters too.
On 4/27/13, melissa Green <lissa1531 at gmail.com> wrote:
Personally, I wouldn't use Jane eyre completely.
But there is one scene that I would use that I think is appropriate and
brings about discussiion.
I wish I could think of some books right now. But I can't.
Blessings,
Sincerely,
Melissa and Pj
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Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:51 PM
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There is a book called Girl, Stolen by April Henry that is about
a
blind girl who is kidnapped. Jane Eyre is a good one in my
opinion.
But if you're looking for something a bit more about blind
characters
adjusting to blindness you can always find Follow my Leader.
Blind
Sighted is another more recent one. If you want something a
little
more fantastical, there is a blind character in Libba Bray's new
book
the Diviners. There is also Beastly, which was made into a
movie a
couple years ago. But those are more modern and American(except
for
Jane Eyre). Even so, they might be interesting reads for you.
On 4/25/13, Joe <jsoro620 at gmail.com> wrote:
Focus on the Family featured a blind character in their
Adventures
in Odyssey series. Not literature, strictly speaking, though the
radio show did produce some films and book editions, I believe.
Also, I forget the exact name of the book, but was it something
like
The Seeing Summer? It's about the girl who is kidnapped and held
for
ransom.--Joe
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From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Carrie
Gilmer
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:54 PM
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literature
Hello-
Two of my best friends from college were international students
from
Sweden, over 25 years ago. we are still very close. Asked them
what
they knew.
they
both said they can recall absolutely no blind character in lit
anywhere from childhood or young adulthood, and both also had
never
seen a blind person until sometime after coming to U.S. ...may
be a
difficult or sparse topic.
best of luck
Carrie
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On Apr 23, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Kaiti Shelton
<crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
wrote:
Hi,
I don't know of anything specifically Swedish, but I've seen
several depictions of blindness depicted in English literature.
There is one book called, "Hannah," where a blind girl wants to
go
to school. She seems super dependent in there to me, but the
book
is also set in the 19th century so back then that might have
been
more common. In the end she participates in some sort of
harvesting contest to try to raise money to buy a brailler, and
when she can't fathom how she's won she finds that the town kept
putting their picked fruits/vegitables in her basket instead of
their own. There is also a book I've come across called, "From
Charlie's Point of View, although I haven't really read it.
On 4/23/13, Leye-Shprintse <leyeshprintse at ymail.com> wrote:
BS"D
Dear NABS,
I'm a blind student and it's time for me to start writing my
thesis.
I've chosen to write about the representation of blindness in
Swedish children's and youth literature. I wonder if you've some
ideas where I can rasearch information to my thesis, do you know
if someone else have written about this subject? I think it's a
very important subject but since Swedish isn't a big language I
can't find so much information here. I'm happy for all ideas you
can give me! It feels so big to write a thesis so I'm a bit
overwhelmed! Forgive my bad English!
Kind regards,
Leye-Shprintse
Envoyé de mon iPad
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