Political Theater Loves a Tragedy.
The author reflects on how personal grief from a fatal school bus accident was repeatedly transformed into political spectacle, revealing the emotional toll of advocacy and the limits of policy driven by tragedy. Topics include the politicization of trauma, disability and survivor testimony, and the...
| Published in: | Indiana Review Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 73 - 82 |
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Indiana Review
Winter2025/2026
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