Feminist Disability Studies
Published on 24. October 2011
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-0-253-35662-8 (ISBN)
Description
Disability, like questions of race, gender, and class, is one of the most provocative topics among theorists and philosophers today. This volume, situated at the intersection of feminist theory and disability studies, addresses questions about the nature of embodiment, the meaning of disability, the impact of public policy on those who have been labelled disabled, and how we define the norms of mental and physical ability. The essays here bridge the gap between theory and activism by illuminating structures of power and showing how historical and cultural perceptions of the human body have been informed by and contributed to the oppression of women and disabled people.
Reviews / Votes
"Puts feminist theory and disability studies into conversation with one another, not simply to make for an 'additive' approach, but to transform both fields of inquiry." Diane Herndl, Iowa State University "A volume of the highest scholarly quality that extends both feminist theory and disability studies." Nancy Tuana, Pennsylvania State UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-253-35662-8 (9780253356628)
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Content
Acknowledgments Reimagining Disability and Gender through Feminist Disability Studies: An Introduction / Kim Q. Hall Part 1. Toward a Theoretical Framework for Feminist Disability Studies 1. Integrating Disability, Transforming Feminist Theory / Rosemarie Garland-Thomson; 2. Critical Divides: Judith Butler's Body Theory and the Question of Disability / Ellen Samuels Part 2. Refiguring Literature 3. Invisible Disability: Georgina Kleege's Sight Unseen / Susannah B. Mintz; 4. Revisiting the Corpus of the Madwoman: Further Notes toward a Feminist Disability Studies Theory of Mental Illness / Elizabeth J. Donaldson Part 3. Interrogating Fitness: Nation, Identity, and Citizenship 5. The Color of Violence: Reflecting on Gender, Race, and Disability in Wartime / Nirmala Erevelles; 6. Gwendolyn Brooks, World War II, and the Politics of Rehabilitation / Jennifer C. James; 7. Revising the Subject: Disability as "Third Dimension" in Clear Light of Day and You Have Come Back / Cindy LaCom; 8. A Heritage of Ableist Rhetoric in American Feminism from the Eugenics Period / Sharon Lamp and W. Carol Cleigh Part 4. Sexual Agency and Queer Feminist Futures 9. Disability, Sex Radicalism, and Sexual Agency / Abby Wilkerson; 10. Debating Feminist Futures: Slippery Slopes, Cultural Anxiety, and the Case of the Deaf Lesbians / Alison Kafer Part 5. Inclusions, Exclusions, and Transformations 11. Disparate but Disabled: Fat Embodiment and Disability Studies / April Herndon; 12. Chronic Illness and Educational Equity: The Politics of Visibility / Karen Elizabeth Jung; 13. Res(Crip)ting Feminist Theater through Disability Theater: Selections from the DisAbility Project / Ann M. Fox and Joan Lipkin Contributors; Index