Discourses on disability

• Titel: Discourses on disability
• Mitwirkende: George, Anju Sosan
• Verf.angabe: Edited by Anju Sosan George.
• Verlagsort: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
• Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: xxii, 221 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Format: 21 cm
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 978-1-5275-0144-7
• ISBN: 1-5275-0144-2
• Schlagwörter: (g)Indien / (s)Behinderung / (s)Disability Studies
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1851565477

Abstract

Discourses on Disability bridges academic and personal voices from India to address the diverse and fluid conversations on disability. It seeks to critically engage with the concept of being dis/abled, attempting to deconstruct ableism while advocating for inclusive politics. Narratives from people with bipolar disorder, autism, and locomotor disabilities serve to examine how it feels to exist in a world conditioned by deep-seated cultural taboos about disabil