Norm, integration, and challenge. Representations of men with physical disabilities

Abstract: The present work analyzes male representation in the discourse of men with physical disability. Using a methodology that draws theoretically on disability and gender studies, representations were approached as discursive strategies with three evident purposes: to establish a norm of hegemonic masculinity, associated with compulsory functional normality conveyed by a rhetoric of visual wonderfulness, the adaptation of that masculinity for commercial purposes through a realistic rhetoric; and the challenge to these processes presented by queer theory.

摘要：本研究分析身体残疾男性群体话语中的男性形象表征。本研究采用植根于残疾研究与性别研究理论框架的方法论，将该类表征视作具备三大明确目标的话语策略：其一，构建霸权男性气质（hegemonic masculinity）规范，该规范与以"视觉完美"修辞传递的强制性功能正常化要求相关联；其二，通过现实主义修辞将该类男性气质适配于商业用途；其三，酷儿理论对上述话语过程提出了挑战。