On Using Blindness as Metaphor and Difficult Questions: A Response to Ben-Moshe

Authors

  • Deborah J. Gallagher

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v26i2.690

Keywords:

Disability Studies, Literature, Blindness

Abstract

In response to Ben-Moshe's highly engaging examination of Saramago's Blindness and the novel's use of disability as metaphor, I explore the possibility that this novel serves primarily as an indictment of the cultural imperialism of sightedness. Although the novel can certainly be read as an ableist text, I suggest that it might also serve to expose the creation of blindness as a disability through structures of power and domination.

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Published

2006-03-15

How to Cite

Gallagher, D. J. (2006). On Using Blindness as Metaphor and Difficult Questions: A Response to Ben-Moshe. Disability Studies Quarterly, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v26i2.690

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Theme Section: Education