UID:
almahu_9949849542702882
Format:
1 online resource (236 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-04-014684-8
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1-003-36397-0
Content:
This volume explores the life of Bjargey "Bíbí" Kristjánsdóttir (1927-1999), an Icelandic woman with intellectual disabilities, through analysis of her autobiography and personal archive on the basis of the research disciplines of critical disability studies and microhistory.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: How to Combine Critical Disability Studies and Microhistory -- The Story in Brief - Bíbí in Berlín -- The 20th Century in Iceland -- The Book -- The State of the Art - Historical Background -- Methodology -- Ethical Challenges -- Interdisciplinary Ways of Doing Research: A New Approach -- How It All Happened -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 2. The Life of Bíbí in Berlín as a Text: Historical Sources -- The Archive -- The Autobiography - the Manuscript -- The Autobiography as a Historical Phenomenon -- Expressions and the Use of Language -- The Doll Collection -- The Garden -- Collection of Books and Manuscripts -- Books -- The Diary -- The Annal - Poetry -- Illustrations -- Counter-archive -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 3. The First Thirty Years in Berlín (1929-1958) -- The Stage Is Se -- Hofsós -- The Cottage Berlín -- "The Peculiar Attitude of the People" -- Within the Walls at Berlín -- Emotional Communities -- Inheriting an Emotional Community -- The Atmosphere at Home -- Brother Steini -- Diagnosis and the Impact of Being Stigmatized -- Education and Reading Lessons -- Confirmation -- Next Door Neighbors and Close Relatives of the Berlín Family -- The House Brekka -- Families at Naust and Þönglaskáli -- Maternal Aunts -- Adult Years at Berlín -- The 1950s - Slow Violence and Microaggression? -- When Everything Changed -- The Intrigues of the Maternal Aunts -- The Funeral and the Aftermath -- Bíbí's Material Inheritance -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 4. Stuck in an Institution (1958-1974) -- The Great Transition (May 1958) -- The Trip from Berlín -- A New Beginning -- The Town of Blönduós -- Hælið -- Everyday Life at Hælið (1958-1960).
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Chief Physician Páll Kolka Receives a Letter -- Bíbí Moves In -- The Struggle for Anna: Bíbí's Early Days at Hælið -- Condescending Attitude and Bíbí's Resistance -- Miss Halldóra and Old Brynjólfur -- Finding Solace in the Company of Dolls -- Bíbí's Advocates (1960-1964) -- María from the Farm Bakki -- Björg - The Blessed Dove -- "A Crazy Roommate" -- Dear Imba - the Savior -- Heading Into a New Era (1964-1974) -- Dr Sigursteinn -- The Journey Down South in 1970 -- Resourcefulness and Practicality -- The Anticipation of Freedom -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 5. An Independent Person (1974-1990) -- The Basement (1974-1983) -- "Is This Fool Going to Live on Her Own?" -- Living an Independent Life: Challenges and Achievements -- Cooking on Her Own Terms -- Negative Interactions with Neighbors -- The Battle of Fagrihvammur -- The Beautiful Friendship of Anna and Bíbí -- More Adventures from Aðalgata 7 -- Bíbí's House (1983-1990) -- Friends Become Co-Owners -- Remarkable Self-Defense -- Writing for Alda -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 6. From Hofsós to the Other World: An Afterlife Story -- Bíbí in Her Element -- The Background -- Historical Discourse Analysis -- Reception Groups -- Untruth and Ingratitude - The Discourse in Hofsós -- Hero or Victim? - The Discourse in Blönduós -- Respect and Underestimation -- A Message from Bíbí -- Who Are the Guardians of Truth? -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 7. Inclusive Research and Bíbí's Life -- Team Bíbí -- New Research - a New Approach -- Bíbí's Life and the Research Process -- "Attitudes Led to Exclusion" -- "We Are Fighters Like Bíbí" -- Empowering Collaboration - Emotional Community -- Lessons Learned -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 8. Conclusion: Taking Life Head On! -- The Impact of Ideas and Trends on Bíbí's Life.
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Intersectionality, Multiple Discriminations, Micro-Aggression, and Slow Violence -- Critical Disability Studies Meets Microhistory -- In the Final Analysis -- The Book - A Short Synthesis -- The First 30 Years -- Later in Life -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-03-242726-4
Language:
English
URL:
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