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Disability Studies Meets Microhistory : The Secret Life of Bíbí in Berlín.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guðrún Valgerður Stefánsdóttir.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bjargey Kristjánsdóttir, 1927-1999.
- Bjargey Kristjánsdóttir.
- People with disabilities--Iceland--History.
- People with disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
- Summary:
- This volume explores the life of Bjargey "Bíbí" Kristjánsdóttir (1927-1999), an Icelandic woman with intellectual disabilities, through analysis of her autobiography and personal archive on the basis of the research disciplines of critical disability studies and microhistory.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: How to Combine Critical Disability Studies and Microhistory
- The Story in Brief - Bíbí in Berlín
- The 20th Century in Iceland
- The Book
- The State of the Art - Historical Background
- Methodology
- Ethical Challenges
- Interdisciplinary Ways of Doing Research: A New Approach
- How It All Happened
- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín
- 2. The Life of Bíbí in Berlín as a Text: Historical Sources
- The Archive
- The Autobiography - the Manuscript
- The Autobiography as a Historical Phenomenon
- Expressions and the Use of Language
- The Doll Collection
- The Garden
- Collection of Books and Manuscripts
- Books
- The Diary
- The Annal - Poetry
- Illustrations
- Counter-archive
- 3. The First Thirty Years in Berlín (1929-1958)
- The Stage Is Se
- Hofsós
- The Cottage Berlín
- "The Peculiar Attitude of the People"
- Within the Walls at Berlín
- Emotional Communities
- Inheriting an Emotional Community
- The Atmosphere at Home
- Brother Steini
- Diagnosis and the Impact of Being Stigmatized
- Education and Reading Lessons
- Confirmation
- Next Door Neighbors and Close Relatives of the Berlín Family
- The House Brekka
- Families at Naust and Þönglaskáli
- Maternal Aunts
- Adult Years at Berlín
- The 1950s - Slow Violence and Microaggression?
- When Everything Changed
- The Intrigues of the Maternal Aunts
- The Funeral and the Aftermath
- Bíbí's Material Inheritance
- 4. Stuck in an Institution (1958-1974)
- The Great Transition (May 1958)
- The Trip from Berlín
- A New Beginning
- The Town of Blönduós
- Hælið
- Everyday Life at Hælið (1958-1960).
- Chief Physician Páll Kolka Receives a Letter
- Bíbí Moves In
- The Struggle for Anna: Bíbí's Early Days at Hælið
- Condescending Attitude and Bíbí's Resistance
- Miss Halldóra and Old Brynjólfur
- Finding Solace in the Company of Dolls
- Bíbí's Advocates (1960-1964)
- María from the Farm Bakki
- Björg - The Blessed Dove
- "A Crazy Roommate"
- Dear Imba - the Savior
- Heading Into a New Era (1964-1974)
- Dr Sigursteinn
- The Journey Down South in 1970
- Resourcefulness and Practicality
- The Anticipation of Freedom
- 5. An Independent Person (1974-1990)
- The Basement (1974-1983)
- "Is This Fool Going to Live on Her Own?"
- Living an Independent Life: Challenges and Achievements
- Cooking on Her Own Terms
- Negative Interactions with Neighbors
- The Battle of Fagrihvammur
- The Beautiful Friendship of Anna and Bíbí
- More Adventures from Aðalgata 7
- Bíbí's House (1983-1990)
- Friends Become Co-Owners
- Remarkable Self-Defense
- Writing for Alda
- 6. From Hofsós to the Other World: An Afterlife Story
- Bíbí in Her Element
- The Background
- Historical Discourse Analysis
- Reception Groups
- Untruth and Ingratitude - The Discourse in Hofsós
- Hero or Victim? - The Discourse in Blönduós
- Respect and Underestimation
- A Message from Bíbí
- Who Are the Guardians of Truth?
- 7. Inclusive Research and Bíbí's Life
- Team Bíbí
- New Research - a New Approach
- Bíbí's Life and the Research Process
- "Attitudes Led to Exclusion"
- "We Are Fighters Like Bíbí"
- Empowering Collaboration - Emotional Community
- Lessons Learned
- 8. Conclusion: Taking Life Head On!
- The Impact of Ideas and Trends on Bíbí's Life.
- Intersectionality, Multiple Discriminations, Micro-Aggression, and Slow Violence
- Critical Disability Studies Meets Microhistory
- In the Final Analysis
- The Book - A Short Synthesis
- The First 30 Years
- Later in Life
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781040146842
- 1040146848
- 9781003363972
- 1003363970
- OCLC:
- 1436024699
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