Mind and Body Spaces: Geographies of Illness, Impairment and Disability
edited by Ruth Butler, fl. 2005 and Hester Parr, fl. 2005, in Critical Geographies (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2005, originally published 1999), 322 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Just as geographies of race, gender, class and sexuality have drawn attention to how complex power relations in society are spatialized, so geographies of illness and impairment offer a deeper understanding of the world. In recent years geographers have increasingly engaged with both the theoretical debates surrounding ill or impaired bodies, and also the lived realities of ill/impaired experience. This text highlights international research (from Britain, USA, Canada, Australia) on bodily impairment, mental health and disabling social worlds. Its fusion of geographical analyses provide a commentary on a range of different spatial settings, including the nation, urban and rural spaces, work spaces, the caring institution, the street and the home, in which different minds and bodies are always located. The contributors discuss varied issues concerning physical impairment and mental health, ranging from historical conceptions of the body and behaviour to contemporary political activism.
- Field of Interest
- Disability Studies
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 1999 Hester Parr and RuthButler for selection and editorial matter. Individual contributors, their contributions.
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 1999
- Page Count
- 322
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge (Publisher)
- Place Published / Released
- London, England
- Subject
- Disability Studies, Diversity, Independence, Education, & Accessibility, Advocacy and Rights, Physical disabilities, Mental health, Disabled persons, Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos, Late 20th Century (1975–2000)
- Series / Program
- Critical Geographies
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos
