Dis/ability in Media, Law and History: Intersectional, Embodied AND Socially Constructed? (Interdisciplinary Disability Studies)

By: Micky Lee

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Synopsis: This book explores how being "disabled" originates in the physical world, social representations and rules, and historical power relations—the interplay of which render bodies "normal" or not. Do parking signs that represent people in wheelchairs as self-propelling influence how we view dis/ability? How do wheelchair users understand their own bodies and an environment not built for them? By asking questions like these the authors reveal how normalization has informed people’s experiences of their bodies and their fight for substantive equality. Understanding these processes requires acknowledging the tension between social construction and embodiment as well as centering the intersection of dis/abilities with other identities, such as race, class, gender, sex orientation, citizen status, and so on. Scholars and researchers will find that this book provides new avenues for thinking about dis/ability. A wider audience will find it accessible and informative.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000601183
Related ISBNs:: 9781032189802, 9781003257196, 9781032189765
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/17/22
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Micky Lee, Frank Rudy Cooper and Patricia Reeve
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Micky Lee
Edited by:: Frank Rudy Cooper
Edited by:: Patricia Reeve