Format:
X, 197 Seiten
ISBN:
9781137456960
Content:
"Disability Studies has burgeoned as a field of enquiry in recent decades. Yet, as economic pressures on disability provision and benefits continue to increase, questions about disability theory and practice have become more pressing. This inter- and trans-disciplinary volume presents novel approaches to key debates in Disability Studies, particularly about how to think about and define disability. The contributors in Rethinking Disability Theory and Practice address a wide range of issues, including: childhood, gender, sexuality, autism, ADHD, deafness, agency, race, affect, the body and the animal. Diverging from other recent publications in Critical Disability Studies, this volume as a whole aims to challenge essentialism, demonstrating above all the consequences of radically rethinking the roles of language and perspective in constructing identities"--
Content:
"Disability Studies has burgeoned as a field of enquiry in recent decades. Yet, as economic pressures on disability provision and benefits continue to increase, questions about disability theory and practice have become more pressing. This inter- and trans-disciplinary volume presents novel approaches to key debates in Disability Studies, particularly about how to think about and define disability. The contributors in Rethinking Disability Theory and Practice address a wide range of issues, including: childhood, gender, sexuality, autism, ADHD, deafness, agency, race, affect, the body and the animal. Diverging from other recent publications in Critical Disability Studies, this volume as a whole aims to challenge essentialism, demonstrating above all the consequences of radically rethinking the roles of language and perspective in constructing identities"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Machine generated contents note:1. Introduction: Challenging Essentialism; Kari;n Lesnik-Oberstein2. The Case of Pre-Natal Diagnosis; Kari;n Lesnik-Oberstein3. Disability and Animal Studies; Sue Walsh4. The Construction of Hirsutism; Louise Tondeur5. Reading Autism; Helen Santa Maria6. De-colonising Deaf Education; Hannah Anglin-Jaffe7. ADHD Mythology; Simon Bailey8. Queer Regenerative Work?; Ute Kalender9. The Madness of Interpretation; Catrin Edwards10. Seeing Vision; YuKuan Chen11. Constructions of the Disabled Subject; Neil Cocks.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
Keywords:
Disability Studies
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