Cathleen ni Houlihan: A Dual Perspective of Disability Studies and Postcolonial Studies

Disability studies generally registers disability as a social and political phenomenon; against one of personal affliction, it aids us in understanding the power oppression diverse contexts, whereas postcolonial allows for wider-ranging investigation into relations to how they occurred. Recent have found, terms empowerment inferiority, there is notable convergence between studies. The image crippled Ireland has been formed lengthy history colonization through practice othering, this disempowerment already extensively represented annals Irish British literature. play Cathleen ni Houlihan, by William Butler Yeats, conveys national call promote identity. story-line very dramatic emotional famous transformation Cathleen, from feeble old woman vibrant young girl, which symbolically manifests re-establishment not only Ireland’s youthful vigor, but also its native powers creativity capability, an independent nation state. As contains numerous representations physical mental disability, interpretation dual perspective provides new literary works present complex intricate insights politics provide multifaceted illustrations disabled images.