Tag: Cure Politics

• ‘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