Disability in Science Fiction ― Representations of Technology As Cure

In science fiction, technology often modifies, supports, and attempts to 'make normal' the disabled body. In this groundbreaking collection, twelve international scholars – with backgrounds in disability studies, English and world literature, classics, and history – discuss the representation of dis/ability, medical 'cures,' technology, and the body in science fiction. Bringing together the fields of disability studies and science fiction, this book explores the ways dis/abled bodies use prosthetics to challenge common ideas about ability and human being, as well as proposes new understandings of what 'technology as cure' means for people with disabilities in a (post)human future.

Kathryn Allan is an independent scholar of science fiction and disability studies. She received her PhD from McMaster University, Canada. She operates an academic coaching and copy-editing business, Academic Editing Canada. She is the author of the blog, Bleeding Chrome, and her work focuses on the intersections between the body and technology.