Home, Physical Disability and Sense of Belonging in Nina Raine’s Tribes
Home has traditionally been perceived as a location that provides control, freedom of self-expression, and psychological, social, and physical security. However, the presence and development of physical impairment subvert the positive aspects and conventional conceptions of home. Any corporeal a...
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| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3611637 |
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| Summary: | Home has traditionally been perceived as a location that provides
control, freedom of self-expression, and psychological, social, and
physical security. However, the presence and development of physical
impairment subvert the positive aspects and conventional conceptions
of home. Any corporeal attributes that challenge the culturally assumed
views of the disabled body are rarely or never recognized as a part of
domestic life. Home transforms into a site of oppression and
discrimination as the denial of impairment in the sphere of the home
leads to psychological and emotional disturbance and the distortion of
a sense of belonging. One contemporary play that explores the
complicated relationship between impairment, home, and culture is
Nina Raine’s Tribes. Tribes dramatizes the ways in which the cultural
understanding and treatment of disability shape and regulate the
embodied experiences of the disabled character within the confines of
home. Billy’s deafness is ignored by his family members, who do not
acknowledge the existence of the deaf community, sign language, and
deaf culture. Additionally, Billy experiences alienation and isolation in
a family that wallows in miscommunication, disagreement,
misunderstanding, and lovelessness. Therefore, this essay explores how
the social norms concerning the disabled body operate to determine and
govern the perception and validation of hearing impairment in a home
setting by focusing on the emotional aspects of an embodied life.
Furthermore, it explores how the pre-established notions of the body,
hierarchy, and value create feelings of alienation and a lack of
belonging. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-4921 2458-908X |