“De simple malade j’étais devenu un handicapé”: Interrogating the Construction of ‘Disability’ in Jean-Dominique Bauby’s Le scaphandre et le papillon

Hannah Thompson

doi:10.1353/esp.2016.0015

“De simple malade j’étais devenu un handicapé”: Interrogating the Construction of ‘Disability’ in Jean-Dominique Bauby’s Le scaphandre et le papillon

Hannah Thompson

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

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Jean-Dominique Bauby’s moving autopathography, Le Scaphandre et le papillon, combines reflections on life with Locked-In Syndrome and memories from his “première vie” to create an evocative depiction of his shift in subject-position from ‘non-disabled’ to ‘disabled’. His text subtly challenges outdated notions of disability by celebrating its creative and intellectual potential.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-92
Number of pages	14
Journal	L'Esprit Créateur
Volume	56
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/esp.2016.0015
Publication status	Published - 28 Jun 2016

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Disability
French literature
medical humanities

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French and Francophone Disability Studies
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“De simple malade j’étais devenu un handicapé”: Interrogating the Construction of ‘Disability’ in Jean-Dominique Bauby’s Le scaphandre et le papillon

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Whose Tragedy? Cultural Representations of Disability

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