Mary Lipiec, 2023
My MA research project, "Nothing About Us: Three Models of Disability in Three Works of Literary Fiction," takes a "theory in the flesh" approach to applying some basic threshold concepts of disability theory (namely, three models of disability that act as framing devices for how disability is viewed) to three different novels that feature main characters who are disabled in order to determine how those novels frame disability. The MA program allowed me to read a wide range of texts and theories, which not only strengthened my research and writing skills, but helped me think more creatively about literature and the world at large.
