Queer Silence : On Disability and Rhetorical Absence Style:Paperback and before he was an

and before he was an acclaimed recording artist

fascinating dichotomies: tenderness and power

where a brilliant and beautiful Danish architect named Jane decides to overlook the “break” in Merit’s résumé and give her a shot

By: Nina MacLaughlin

Queer Silence : On Disability and Rhetorical Absence Style:Paperback and before he was anBy: J. Logan Smigles In queer culture, silence has been equated with voicelessness, complicity, and even death. Queer Silence insists, however, that silence can be a generative and empowering mode of survival. Triangulating insights from queer studies, disability studies, and rhetorical studies, J. Logan Smilges explores what silence can mean for people whose bodyminds signify more powerfully than their words. Queer Silence begins by historicizing