Status
Checked out
Publication
Indiana University Press (2011), 336 pages
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 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.
Original language
English
Physical description
336 p.; 6 inches
ISBN
0253223407 / 9780253223401
Local notes
feminisms
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