Disability and social theory : new developments and directions / edited by Dan Goodley, Bill Hughes and Lennard Davis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodley, Dan, 1972-

Hughes, Bill, 1956-

Davis, Lennard J., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities.

Discrimination against people with disabilities.

Disabilities.

Physical Description:

xii, 348 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection examines disability from a theoretical perspective. Each chapter challenges dominant biological, individualistic and psychological views of disability, drawing on one or two theories (and theorists) to advance sustained analysis of disability, impairment and society. Social theories of disability intersect with other transformative ideas around sex/gender, race/ethnicity, class, sexuality and nation, and also engage with ideas from poststructuralism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, postcolonialism, Marxism, feminism and queer theory to recast disabled bodies and minds as psychosocial, cultural and political phenomena. The book includes contributions from established writers as well as new, emerging and exciting scholars in the field of critical disability studies, with authors writing from host of disciplines including legal studies, psychology, sociology, development studies, dance, education, philosophy and women's studies. Through its detailed analysis of the conditions of disablism, the text also argues for the celebration of more affirmative views of impairment, disability and disabled identities. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introducing Disability and Social Theory / Dan Goodley Goodley, Dan, Bill Hughes Hughes, Bill, Lennard Davis Davis, Lennard 1

Part I Cultures

2 Civilising Modernity and the Ontological Invalidation of Disabled People / Bill Hughes Hughes, Bill 17

3 Commodifying Autism: The Cultural Contexts of 'Disability' in the Academy / Rebecca Mallett Mallett, Rebecca, Katherine Runswick-Cole Runswick-Cole, Katherine 33

4 Disability and the Majority World: A Neocolonial Approach / Shaun Grech Grech, Shaun 52

5 Discourses of Disabled Peoples' Organisations: Foucault, Bourdieu and Future Perspectives / Theo Blackmore Blackmore, Theo, Stephen Lee Hodgkins Hodgkins, Stephen Lee 70

Part II Bodies

6 Cyborgs, Cripples and iCrip: Reflections on the Contribution of Haraway to Disability Studies / Donna Reeve Reeve, Donna 91

7 Theory, Impairment and Impersonal Singularities: Deleuze, Guattari and Agamben / James Overboe Overboe, James 112

8 The Body as the Problem of Individuality: A Phenomenological Disability Studies Approach / Tanya Titchkosky Titchkosky, Tanya, Rod Michalko Michalko, Rod 127

9 Dancing with Disability: An Intersubjective Approach / Eimir McGrath McGrath, Eimir 143

Part III Subjectivities

10 Nomadology and Subjectivity: Deleuze, Guattari and Critical Disability Studies / Griet Roets Roets, Griet, Rosi Braidotti Braidotti, Rosi 161

11 Jacques Lacan + Paul Hunt = Psychoanalytic Disability Studies / Dan Goodley Goodley, Dan 179

12 Intellectual Disability Trouble: Foucault and Goffman on 'Challenging Behaviour' / Karl Nunkoosing Nunkoosing, Karl, Mark Haydon-Laurelut Haydon-Laurelut, Mark 195

13 Stalking Ableism: Using Disability to Expose 'Abled' Narcissism / Fiona Kumari Campbell Campbell, Fiona Kumari 212

Part IV Communities

14 Lave and Wenger, Communities of Practice and Disability Studies / Rebecca Lawthom Lawthom, Rebecca, Tsitsi Chataika Chataika, Tsitsi 233

15 Disability, Development and Postcolonialism / Tsitsi Chataika Chataika, Tsitsi 252

16 Engaging with Disability with Postcolonial Theory / Anita Ghai Ghai, Anita 270

17 Recognition, Respect and Rights: Women with Disabilities in a Globalised World / Carolyn Frohmader Frohmader, Carolyn, Helen Meekosha Meekosha, Helen 287

18 Conclusion: Disability and Social Theory / Bill Hughes Hughes, Bill, Dan Goodley Goodley, Dan, Lennard Davis Davis, Lennard 308.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230243255

0230243258

OCLC:

779244366

Online:

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