Tag: Academic

• ‘The Minority Body’- Barnes, Elizabeth

  Elizabeth Barnes argues compellingly that disability is primarily a social phenomenon–a way of being a minority, a way of facing social oppression, but not a way of being inherently or intrinsically worse off. This is how disability is understood in the Disability Rights and Disability Pride movements; but there is a massive disconnect with the…

  The Disability Archives

  24th Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, B, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Physical Disability

  Academic, Disability Pride, Disability Rights, Disability Studies, Feminsim, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Physical Disability, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Language Deprivation and Deaf Mental Health’- Glickman, Neal S.

  Language Deprivation and Deaf Mental Health explores the impact of the language deprivation that some deaf individuals experience by not being provided fully accessible language exposure during childhood. Leading experts in Deaf mental health care discuss the implications of language deprivation for a person’s development, communication, cognitive abilities, behavior, and mental health. Beginning with a…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Deaf, Disability, Disability Studies, G, Genre, H, Hearing Disability, Misc, Non-Fiction, Psychology

  Academic, Deaf, Disability Studies, Hearing Disability, Inaccessibility, Language, Language and Communication, Language Development, Language Studies, Non-Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘The Future Is Disabled’- Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi

  Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha follows up their incredible book Care Work with The Future Is Disabled. Piepzna-Samarasinha writes about the last two years of surviving COVID-19 as a disabled femme of color in an ableist world that isn’t interested in protecting disabled folks. They also discuss mutual aid and disabled joy in the face of isolation…

  The Disability Archives

  16th Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, LGBTQ+, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, P, Queer, S

  Academic, Anthology, Art, COVID-19, Disability Justice, Disability Politics, Essay Anthology, Essays, LGBTQ+, Non-Fiction, Politics, Queer, Social Issues, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience

• ‘Feminist, Queer, Crip’- Kafer, Alison

  In Feminist, Queer, Crip Alison Kafer imagines a different future for disability and disabled bodies. Challenging the ways in which ideas about the future and time have been deployed in the service of compulsory able-bodiedness and able-mindedness, Kafer rejects the idea of disability as a pre-determined limit. She juxtaposes theories, movements, and identities such as…

  The Disability Archives

  15th Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, K, LGBTQ+, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Queer

  Academic, Body Politics, Disability Justice, Disability Politics, Disability Studies, Feminsim, LGBTQ+, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Disfigured’- Leduc, Amanda

  In fairy tales, happy endings are the norm—as long as you’re beautiful and walk on two legs. After all, the ogre never gets the princess. And since fairy tales are the foundational myths of our culture, how can a girl with a disability ever think she’ll have a happy ending? By examining the ways that…

  The Disability Archives

  14th Oct 2023

  Academic, Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Disability Studies, Fairy Tales, Genre, L, Literature Studies, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction

  Academic, Adult, Disability Justice, Disability Representation, Disability Studies, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Literature Studies, Non-Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Culture – Theory – Disability’- Waldschmidt, Anne, et. al.

  Which theoretical and methodological approaches of contemporary cultural criticism resonate within the field of disability studies? What can cultural studies gain by incorporating disability more fully into its toolbox for critical analysis? Culture – Theory – Disability features contributions by leading international cultural disability studies scholars which are complemented with a diverse range of responses…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, B, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, I, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Sociology, W

  Academic, Anthology, Disability Studies, Essay Anthology, Essays, Non-Fiction, Read By Archivist, Social Issues, Sociology, Stand Alone

• ‘The Collected Schizophrenias’- Wang, Esme Weijun

  An intimate, moving book written with the immediacy and directness of one who still struggles with the effects of mental and chronic illness, The Collected Schizophrenias cuts right to the core. Schizophrenia is not a single unifying diagnosis, and Esme Weijun Wang writes not just to her fellow members of the “collected schizophrenias” but to…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, Memoir, Mental Health, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Schizophrenia, W

  Academic, Anthology, Disability Studies, Essay Anthology, Essays, Memoir, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Schizophrenia, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Catatonia, Shutdown and Breakdown in Autism’- Shah, Dr Amitta

  This ground-breaking book provides the first detailed clinical analysis of the various manifestations of catatonia, shutdown and breakdown in autistic individuals, with a new assessment framework (ACE-S) and guidance on intervention and management strategies using a psycho-ecological approach. Based on Dr Amitta Shah’s lifetime of clinical experience in Autism Spectrum Disorders, and her research in…

  The Disability Archives

  14th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Disability, Genre, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Psychology, S

  Academic, Autism, Autism Inertia, Catatonia, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘The Capacity Contract’- Simplican, Stacy Clifford

  In the first sustained examination of disability through the lens of political theory, The Capacity Contract shows how the exclusion of disabled people has shaped democratic politics. Stacy Clifford Simplican demonstrates how disability buttresses systems of domination based on race, sex, and gender. She exposes how democratic theory and politics have long blocked from political…

  The Disability Archives

  13th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, S

  Academic, Disability Politics, Disability Studies, Intellectual Disability, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Psychology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure’- Clare, Eli

  In Brilliant Imperfection Eli Clare uses memoir, history, and critical analysis to explore cure—the deeply held belief that body-minds considered broken need to be fixed. Cure serves many purposes. It saves lives, manipulates lives, and prioritizes some lives over others. It provides comfort, makes profits, justifies violence, and promises resolution to body-mind loss. Clare grapples…

  The Disability Archives

  11th Sep 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, C, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genderqueer, Genre, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Queer

  Academic, Anthology, Cure Politics, Disability Activism, Disability Politics, Disability Rights, Disability Studies, Essay Anthology, Essays, Healthcare, LGBTQ+, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book