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SUMMARY:Constructing Disability after the Great War: Blind Veterans in the Progressive Era
DESCRIPTION:Evan P. Sullivan's forthcoming book Constructing Disability 
 after the Great War (University of Illinois Press) is an exploration of how 
 Americans -- both civilians and veterans -- worked to determine the 
 meanings of identity for blind veterans of World War I. Sighted Americans' 
 wartime rehabilitation culture centered blind soldiers and veterans in a 
 mix of inspirational stories. Veterans worked to become productive members 
 of society even as ableism confined their unique life experiences to a 
 collection of cultural tropes that suggested they were either downcast 
 wrecks of their former selves or were morally superior and relatively 
 flawless as they overcame their disabilities and triumphantly journeyed 
 toward successful citizenship. This talk draws on research from his book to 
 highlight the experiences of a select group of blind veterans and what 
 those veterans can tell us about the broader culture of American 
 rehabilitation after World War I.\n\nDr. Evan P. Sullivan is an assistant 
 professor of history at SUNY Adirondack. He specializes in histories of 
 disability\, gender\, and war in the modern era\, especially disabled 
 veterans after World War I. His research has appeared in the Journal of the 
 Gilded Age and Progressive Era\, the international journal First World War 
 Studies\, and numerous edited volumes on the history of veterans. Sullivan 
 lives in Queensbury\, New York with his wife\, son\, and cat Molly.
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