| Title | : | Dis/Ability Studies: Theorising Disablism and Ableism |
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| ISBN | : | 1306707420 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781306707428 |
| Format Type | : | ebook |
| Number of Pages | : | 225 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2014 |
Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary areas, including sociology, psychology, education, policy and cultural studies, this much needed text takes the most topical and important issues in critical disability theory, and pushes them into new theoretical territory. Goodley argues that we are entering a time of dis/ability studies, when both categories of disability and ability require expanding upon as a response to the global politics of neoliberal capitalism. Divided into two parts, the first section traces the dual processes of ableism and disablism, suggesting that one cannot exist without the other, and makes the case for a research-driven and intersectional analysis of dis/ability. The second section applies this new analytical framework to a range of critical topics, including:
The biopolitics of dis/ability and debility
Inclusive education
Psychopathology
Markets, communities and civil society.
" Dis/ability Studies "provides much needed depth, texture and analysis in this emerging discipline. This accessible text will appeal to students and researchers of disability across a range of disciplines, as well as disability activists, policymakers, and practitioners working directly with disabled people."
Dis/Ability Studies: Theorising Disablism and Ableism Reviews
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This book is absolutely fantastic. I’m a disabled mum with disabled children, I’m also one of the directors of a DPO, and am currently applying to universities to undertake postgraduate studies in social science research, focusing on social policy. This book is incredibly relevant to my life.
I read a lot, but it’s rare that I interrupt my partner quite as frequently as I have with this book to say, “this is an excellent sentence,” or, “this point is amazing, I just have to read it to you.”
I can’t agree with the way everything is written - Autism is categorised using functioning labels, for example, and there are many reasons this is a fallacy (I even wrote about it for NCMH) - but overall it’s eye-opening, accurate, and utterly enraging in the best way.
I highly recommend this to anyone. Not just those working in disability fields, not just those who are disabled or have disabled family members. Everyone. Now. -
362.4 G6529t 2014
