Category: Non-Fiction

• ‘Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness’- Jacqueline, Ilana

  “An important antidote to the dogmatic ‘kale and vitamins’ tone of most ‘self-help’ literature.” —Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, senior writer, New York magazine Popular blogger Ilana Jacqueline offers smart and savvy advice, humor, and practical tips for living with an invisible chronic illness. Do you live with a chronic, debilitating, yet invisible condition? You may feel isolated,…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Disability, Genre, Guidebook, J, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help

  Chronic Illness, Guidebook, Invisible Illness, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience

• ‘Sounds Like Home’- Wright, Mary Herring

  Mary Herring Wright’s memoir adds an important dimension to the current literature in that it is a story by and about an African American deaf child. The author recounts her experiences growing up as a deaf person in Iron Mine, North Carolina, from the 1920s through the 1940s. Her story is unique and historically significant…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Deaf, Disability, Genre, Hearing Disability, Historical, Misc, Non-Fiction, W

  American History, Black Writer, Deaf, Hearing Disability, Historical, Memoir, Non-Fiction, POC, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA

• ‘Sitting Pretty’- Taussig, Rebekah

  A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most. Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something…

  The Disability Archives

  18th Nov 2023

  Adult, Age, Anthology, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Disability Aid User, Essays, Genre, Memoir, Mobility Aid User, Non-Fiction, Paralysis, Physical Disability, T, Wheelchair User

  Activism, Adult, Autobiography, Disability Representation, Essay Anthology, Essays, Memoir, Mobility Aids, Non-Fiction, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA, Wheelchair User

• ‘The Right to Maim’- Puar, Jasbir K.

  In The Right to Maim Jasbir K. Puar brings her pathbreaking work on the liberal state, sexuality, and biopolitics to bear on our understanding of disability. Drawing on a stunning array of theoretical and methodological frameworks, Puar uses the concept of “debility”—bodily injury and social exclusion brought on by economic and political factors—to disrupt the…

  The Disability Archives

  18th Nov 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, LGBTQ+, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, P, Philosophy, Transgender

  Academic, ANIMA: Critical Race Studies Otherwise, Biopolitics, Disability Politics, Disability Studies, History, Israel, LGBTQ+, Non-Fiction, Palestine, Philosophy, Politics, Queer Politics, Race Politics, Series, Social Issues, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Transgender

• ‘QDA: A Queer Disabled Anthology’- Luczak, Raymond

  Featuring fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and comics by 48 writers from around the world, QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology proves that intersectionality isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a penetrating and unforgettable look into the hearts and souls of those defiant enough to explore their own vulnerabilities and demonstrate their own strengths. “Queer sexuality and disability places…

  The Disability Archives

  18th Nov 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Essays, Fiction, Genre, L, LGBTQ+, Lyrical, Misc, Misc., Multi-Genre, Non-Fiction, Queer, Short Stories

  Academic, Anthology, Comics, Creative Non-Fiction, Essays, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Multi-Genre, Multiple Contributors, Multiple Disability, Multiple POV, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Politics, Queer, Short Stories, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, The Queer Experience

• ‘Physical Disability in British Romantic Literature’- Joshua, Essaka

  The modern concept of disability did not exist in the Romantic period. This study addresses the anachronistic use of ‘disability’ in scholarship of the Romantic era, providing a disability studies theorized account that explores the relationship between ideas of function and aesthetics. Unpacking the politics of ability, the book reveals the centrality of capacity and…

  The Disability Archives

  18th Nov 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, Historical, J, Literature Studies, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Physical Disability

  Academic, Britain, British History, Disability History, Disability Studies, English Literature, Essays, Frankenstein, History, Literature Studies, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, Read By Archivist, Romantic Literature, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘The Pedagogy of Pathologization’- Annamma, Subini Ancy

  Linking powerful first-person narratives with structural analysis, The Pedagogy of Pathologization explores the construction of criminal identities in schools via the intersections of race, disability, and gender. amid the prevalence of targeted mass incarceration. Focusing uniquely on the pathologization of female students of color, whose voices are frequently engulfed by labels of deviance and disability,…

  The Disability Archives

  16th Nov 2023

  A, Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Sociology

  Academic, Disability Politics, Disability Studies, Education, Gender, Gender Politics, Legal Studies, Non-Fiction, POC, Politics, Race, Race Politics, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’- Charlton, James I

  James Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is rooted in degradation, dependency, and powerlessness and is experienced in some form by five hundred million persons throughout the world who have physical, sensory, cognitive, or developmental disabilities. Nothing About Us Without Us is the first book in the literature on…

  The Disability Archives

  27th Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, C, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Historical, Journalism, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Physical Disability

  Academic, Activism, Disability Activism, Disability Rights, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA

• ‘No Right to Be Idle’- Rose, Sarah F.

  During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans with all sorts of disabilities came to be labeled as “unproductive citizens.” Before that, disabled people had contributed as they were able in homes, on farms, and in the wage labor market, reflecting the fact that Americans had long viewed productivity as a spectrum that varied…

  The Disability Archives

  27th Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Historical, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, R, Sociology

  Academic, American History, Disability History, Disability Studies, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Sociology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA

• ‘My Body and Other Crumbling Empires’- Medford, Lyndsey

  We are living in a world that is sick. Both literally sick, with 60 percent of adults in the US living with a chronic illness and rising rates of autoimmune diseases in particular, including long COVID, and figuratively sick, facing ever increasing rates of burnout, anxiety, and disconnection. As a writer, activist, and theology student,…

  The Disability Archives

  27th Oct 2023

  Age, Author, Behcet’s Syndrome, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Genre, M, Memoir, Misc, Non-Fiction

  Ableism, Accessibility, Behcet’s Disease, Chronic Illness, Healthcare, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Religion, Social Issues, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA