Introduction : Picturing disability -- Freak portraits : sideshow souvenirs -- Begging cards : solicitation with photographs -- Charity : the poster child and others -- Asylums : postcards, public relations, and muckraking -- Clinical photographs : "feeblemindedness" in eugenics texts / Martin Elks -- Advertising photographs : people with disabilities selling products -- Movie stills : monsters, revenge, and pity -- Art for art's sake : people with disabilities in art photography / James A. Knoll -- Citizen portraits : photos as personal keepsakes -- Conclusion : Just a beginning
Summary
For this book, the authors studied thousands of historical photographs of people with disabilities. Their work shows how people with disabilities have been presented - but in a much wider range than seen previously
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index
