Prologue and Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1. Metaphor and Materiality: Disability and Neo-Slave
Narratives 33
2. Whose Reality Is It Anyway? Deconstructing Able-Mindedness
59
3. The Future of Bodyminds, Bodyminds of the Future 85
4. Defamiliarizing (Dis)ability, Race, Gender, and Sexuality
113
Conclusion 137
Notes 147
Bibliography 159
Index 175
Sami Schalk is Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"It is now time to bring focus and attention to the works of Black
women speculative writers and their subjects. Bodyminds
Reimagined becomes the discovery that celebrates these writers
and subjects, while challenging the status quo within speculative
fiction and (dis)ability studies, and moves them from marginalized
objects to realist representations."
*Black Perspectives*
“Sami Schalk’s highly anticipated Bodyminds Reimagined is the most
significant contribution to literary and cultural disability
studies in years. Appeals to scholars in critical race studies,
queer studies, and social justice activism.”
*ASAP/Journal*
"Sami Schalk’s book is an important bridge between Black women’s
science fiction and disability theorizing. Her work requires a
reconceptualization of the boundaries of disability studies and
African American literature as well."
*Feminist Formations*
"Bodyminds Reimagined boldly demonstrates the capacity of
black speculation and experimentation to generate world-building
visions that are inclusive and sustainable for multiply
marginalized black subjects."
*Public Books*
"Bodyminds Reimagined is a compelling critical study . . .
simultaneously accessible and complex, exhaustively sourced and
fresh in its analysis. . . . Students, scholars, and fans of
speculative fiction will be well served to familiarize themselves
with this book."
*Women's Studies*
"Sami Schalk, through Bodyminds Reimagined, takes a revolutionary
step in defining the black disabled person’s experience in
literature and media by promoting examples of black disabled people
in speculative fiction created by women of color; and by
re-defining manifestations of intersectionality among disabled
people of color."
*Ethnic Studies Review*
"Bodyminds Reimagined is an important work on theorizing
speculative fiction and the ways in which it can change
perceptions, actions, and minds. A model for future intersectional
scholarship, this book is well written and accessible."
*Catalyst*
"Wide-reaching. . . . Sami Schalk’s version of intersectionality
emphasizes multidimensional entanglements that resist visual
charting and static notions of identity. This version of
intersectionality serves as a launchpad for new social
formations."
*American Quarterly*
"Bodyminds Reimagined encouraged me to check my own privilege, to
think differently about identity, and to reimagine my small niche
in the world. The book is that good in its confrontation of the
status quo, in its analysis of marginalized peoples in estranged
worlds. . . . When I refer to Schalk’s Bodyminds Reimagined as
groundbreaking, I do not mean this lightly. . . . All libraries
should stock this book on their shelves."
*Science Fiction Studies*
"Bodyminds Reimagined will appeal both to scholars and general
readers. Schalk’s framework is simplified in a way that makes it
digestible for those who may be unfamiliar with crip theory or
intersectionality. With a slim frame, and at only four chapters,
the book is inviting rather than intimidating. Schalk’s ability to
sound both personable and professional is particularly
enjoyable."
*Extrapolation*
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