Feminist Disability Studies
edited by Kim Q. Hall, fl. 2011 (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2011), 336 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- 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 labeled 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.
- Field of Interest
- Disability Studies
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2011 by Indiana University Press
- Content Type
- Book
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- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 336
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place Published / Released
- Bloomington, IN
- Subject
- Disability Studies, Diversity, Theory, Race, Class, Sexuality & Gender, Disabled persons, Feminism, Gender, Theoretical Perspectives, History and Theory, Teoría, Teoria, Gender, Class, Economic status, Raza, Clase, Sexualidad y Genero, Raça, Classe, Sexualidade e Gênero, Sexuality, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Theoretical Perspectives, History and Theory, Teoría, Teoria, Gender, Class, Economic status, Raza, Clase, Sexualidad y Genero, Raça, Classe, Sexualidade e Gênero, Sexuality