Nothing to Bragg About: Examining the Search for Autistic Representation in History
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https://doi.org/10.15173/cjae.v1i1.4988Keywords:
Autism, history of neurodiversity, Braxton Bragg, American Civil WarAbstract
Using the career of infamous Confederate General Braxton Bragg as a case study, this article poses questions about how we search for and discuss possible examples of Autistic people in history. The article contends that we need to reconsider what we hope to accomplish when posthumously diagnosing historical figures and the way in which those discussions are structured, cautioning against both the hunt for role models and the tendency towards defining people by their disability.
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