{"product_id":"the-illegible-man-disability-and-masculinity-in-twentieth-century-america-9780253071798","title":"The Illegible Man: Disability and Masculinity in Twentieth-Century America","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does the sudden onset of disability impact the sense of self in a person whose identity was, at least in part, predicated on the possession of what is culturally understood to be an \"able\" body? How does this experience make visible the structures enabling society's shared notions of heteronormative masculinity?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the United States, the Second World War functioned as a key moment in the emergence of modern understandings of disability, demonstrating that an increased concern with disability in the postwar period would ultimately lead to greater incoherence in the definitions and cultural meanings of disability in America. \u003ci\u003eThe Illegible Man \u003c\/i\u003eexamines depictions of disability in American film and literature in twentieth-century postwar contexts, beginning with the first World War and continuing through America's war in Vietnam. Will Kanyusik searches for the origin of discourse surrounding disability and masculinity after the Second World War, examining both literature and film--both fiction and documentary--their depictions of disability and masculinity, and how many of these texts were created by the relationship between the culture industry and the Office of War Information in the 1940s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupported by original archival research, \u003ci\u003eThe Illegible Man\u003c\/i\u003e presents a new understanding of disability, masculinity, and war in American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Will Kanyusik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253071798","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43256153931913,"sku":"9780253071798","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_43a43055-c620-4959-becb-dd59dc335468.jpg?v=1736237821","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-illegible-man-disability-and-masculinity-in-twentieth-century-america-9780253071798","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}