“What will you do with yourself when you grasp that your mind
is only different, not deranged?” : Madness, Isolation and
Neurodivergent Heroes in Historical Romance Novels

k 2023

“What will you do with yourself when you grasp that your mind is only different, not deranged?” : Madness, Isolation and Neurodivergent Heroes in Historical Romance Novels

VARGOVÁ, Veronika

Základní údaje

Originální název

“What will you do with yourself when you grasp that your mind is only different, not deranged?” : Madness, Isolation and Neurodivergent Heroes in Historical Romance Novels

Autoři

VARGOVÁ, Veronika

Vydání

Romance Revitalised, International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, 28-30 June 2023, Birmingham, UK, 2023

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

historical romance; heroes; neurodiversity; madness

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 5. 2. 2024 12:24, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

This paper aims to discuss the representation of neurodiversity in two historical romance novels: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley and The Lawrence Browne Affair by Cat Sebastian, arguing that today, the “madness” of the protagonists would be recognised as neurodiversity, specifically autism. The novels offer four contrasting forms of isolation – voluntary vs. involuntary and emotional vs. physical – as a consequence of the protagonists’ madness. The love interests consistently disagree with the claim that the protagonists are mad, arguing instead that their minds are simply different. Consequently, the novels offer a historical perspective on the ongoing debate on whether autism should be considered a disability, or a form of neurodiversity.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1054/2022, interní kód MU

Název: Paradigms, strategies and developments - Anglophone literary and cultural studies III

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Paradigms, strategies and developments - Anglophone literary and cultural studies III

Citovat

VARGOVÁ, Veronika. “What will you do with yourself when you grasp that your mind is only different, not deranged?” : Madness, Isolation and Neurodivergent Heroes in Historical Romance Novels. In Romance Revitalised, International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, 28-30 June 2023, Birmingham, UK. 2023.

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VARGOVÁ, Veronika. “What will you do with yourself when you grasp that your mind is only different, not deranged?” : Madness, Isolation and Neurodivergent Heroes in Historical Romance Novels. In \textit{Romance Revitalised, International Association for the Study of Popular Romance, 28-30 June 2023, Birmingham, UK}. 2023.

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