The Project

Intended publication information
Publisher: Bettany Press
Date: late 2007.

Role Models	Stereotypes	Inclusion / Separation
Early Period 1900-1936 Cured or Killed? Disability in Early Twentieth Century Girls' School Stories Explain why it matters if a disabled character does not die What impact it might have had at the time? Explore other contemporaries What does it say about the perception of disability? What does it say about that society?	Early Period 1900-1936 Modeling Illness in Early Twentieth Century Girls Stories How is illness treated in books of the early years the 20th century? How are characters portrayed? Are they included in their society? Are they valued?	Early Period 1900-1936 Title to be decided: Mental health in Elsie J Oxenham How is mental health handled? Is there a theme to how Elsie J Oxenham uses it in the Abbey books? Inclusion or separation or both? Links with 'artistic' temperaments 'Domestic angels' and 'crippled children'
Mid Period 1936-1970 A Choice of Virtues Visual disability Comparing Mary Ingalls (Little House series) with Susan Oldknow (Green Knowe series) Are books written with a specific message in mind? How relevant were/are the books in terms of treatment of disabled characters	Mid Period 1936-1970 Beyond Beauty: Stigmatizing Social Behaviour as Reflected in Young Adult Literature In The United Kingdom and North America Reviewing books first published from 1940s-1970 Social attitudes towards disability primarily in US titles Lack of books for this period	Mid Period 1936-1970 Changes at the Chalet School: Illness and disability in Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School series Inclusion in the Chalet School - was it real or not? Specific characters as examples of disability Compare with real life experiences Role of [male] doctors in Chalet School
Modern 1971-2000 My Sibling, The Other Reality or fiction? Psychological forces at work within families Do siblings function well or are they neglected?	Modern 1971-2000 Stereotyping in late twentieth century children's fiction Stereotype vs Individuality - compensatorary abilities 'Determination' vs Determination “The Worst Thing that Could Happen” The “Over-Comer”	Modern 1971-2000 “I don't want to be different”: Diabetes in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction Acceptance or denial? The 'cure' solves everything - or does it? Normality or not? Defining normality.

Role Models

Stereotypes

Inclusion / Separation

Early Period 1900-1936

Cured or Killed? Disability in Early Twentieth Century Girls' School Stories

Explain why it matters if a disabled character does not die
What impact it might have had at the time?
Explore other contemporaries What does it say about the perception of disability?
What does it say about that society?

Early Period 1900-1936

Modeling Illness in Early Twentieth Century Girls Stories

How is illness treated in books of the early years the 20th century?
How are characters portrayed?
Are they included in their society?
Are they valued?

Early Period 1900-1936

Title to be decided:
Mental health in Elsie J Oxenham

How is mental health handled?
Is there a theme to how Elsie J Oxenham uses it in the Abbey books?
Inclusion or separation or both?
Links with 'artistic' temperaments
'Domestic angels' and 'crippled children'

Mid Period 1936-1970

A Choice of Virtues

Visual disability
Comparing Mary Ingalls (Little House series) with Susan Oldknow (Green Knowe series)
Are books written with a specific message in mind?
How relevant were/are the books in terms of treatment of disabled characters

Mid Period 1936-1970

Beyond Beauty: Stigmatizing Social Behaviour as Reflected in Young Adult Literature In The United Kingdom and North America

Reviewing books first published from 1940s-1970
Social attitudes towards disability primarily in US titles
Lack of books for this period

Mid Period 1936-1970

Changes at the Chalet School: Illness and disability in Elinor M. Brent-Dyer's Chalet School series

Inclusion in the Chalet School - was it real or not?
Specific characters as examples of disability
Compare with real life experiences
Role of [male] doctors in Chalet School

Modern 1971-2000

My Sibling, The Other

Reality or fiction?
Psychological forces at work within families
Do siblings function well or are they neglected?

Modern 1971-2000

Stereotyping in late twentieth century children's fiction

Stereotype vs Individuality - compensatorary abilities
'Determination' vs Determination
“The Worst Thing that Could Happen”
The “Over-Comer”

Modern 1971-2000

“I don't want to be different”: Diabetes in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction

Acceptance or denial?
The 'cure' solves everything - or does it?
Normality or not?
Defining normality.

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Structure of the book

Intended publication information
Publisher: Bettany Press
Date: late 2007.

TopsyWeb

Structure of the book

Intended publication information Publisher: Bettany Press Date: late 2007.

Intended publication information
Publisher: Bettany Press
Date: late 2007.