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Portrait of the Artist's Mother

- Dignity, Creativity and Disability

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Portrait of the Artist's Mother is a memoir and an examination of the politics of disability. The author describes the pressure from medical institutions to undergo screening during pregnancy and assumptions that a child with Trisomy 21 should not live, even though people with Down syndrome do live rich lives. Years later, Fiona's son, Fraser, has become an artist. His prize-winning paintings have been exhibited in galleries in Sydney and Canberra. How does a mother get from the grieving silence of the birthing room through the horrified comments of other mothers to the applause at gallery openings? This is a story of commitment to the idea that all people, including those who are 'less than perfect, ' have a right to be welcomed into this increasingly imperfect world.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781925581751
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 300
  • Utgitt:
  • 1. april 2019
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 233x153x25 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 424 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 20. desember 2024
Utvidet returrett til 31. januar 2025

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Portrait of the Artist's Mother is a memoir and an examination of the politics of disability. The author describes the pressure from medical institutions to undergo screening during pregnancy and assumptions that a child with Trisomy 21 should not live, even though people with Down syndrome do live rich lives. Years later, Fiona's son, Fraser, has become an artist. His prize-winning paintings have been exhibited in galleries in Sydney and Canberra. How does a mother get from the grieving silence of the birthing room through the horrified comments of other mothers to the applause at gallery openings? This is a story of commitment to the idea that all people, including those who are 'less than perfect, ' have a right to be welcomed into this increasingly imperfect world.

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