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Author:   Nicole Brown ,  Jennifer Leigh
Publisher:   UCL Press
Imprint:   UCL Press
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781787354999

ISBN 10:   1787354997
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   05 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Preface Nicole Brown and Jennifer Leigh Introduction: Theorising ableism in academia Nicole Brown 1. The significance of crashing past gatekeepers of knowledge: Towards full participation of disabled scholars in ableist academic structures Claudia Gillberg 2. I am not disabled: Difference, ethics, critique and refusal of neoliberal academic selves Francesca Peruzzo 3. Disclosure in academia: A sensitive issue Nicole Brown 4. Fibromyalgia and meDivya Jindal-Snape 5. A practical response to ableism in leadership in UK higher education Nicola Martin 6. Autoimmune actions in the ableist academy: A crip response Alice Andrews 7. 'But you don't look disabled': Non-visible disabilities, disclosure and being an 'insider' in disability research and 'other' in the disability movement and academia Elisabeth Griffiths 8. Invisible disability, unacknowledged diversity Carla Finesilver, Jennifer Leigh and Nicole Brown 9. Imposter Jennifer Rode 10. Internalised ableism: Of the political and the personal Jennifer Leigh and Nicole Brown 11. From the personal to the political: Ableism, activism and academia Kirstein Rummery 12. The violence of technicism: Ableism as humiliation and degrading treatment Fiona Kumari Campbell 13. A little bit extra El Spaeth Conclusion Nicole Brown and Jennifer Leigh Afterword Jennifer Leigh and Nicole Brown Index

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An enriching source of knowledge regarding the personal experiences and attempts to theoretically conceptualise ableism in academia. * Alter, European Journal of Disability Research *

"""An enriching source of knowledge regarding the personal experiences and attempts to theoretically conceptualise ableism in academia."" * Alter, European Journal of Disability Research *"

Author Information

Nicole Brown is Associate Professor at University College London and Director of Social Research & Practice and Education Ltd. She is known for her expertise in social research practice, a form of thinking-doing-being that interweaves practice, research, and teaching. Her publications include Making the Most of Your Research Journal, Embodied Inquiry: Research Methods, and Photovoice, Reimagined. Nicole shares her work at www.nicole-brown.co.uk, and she tweets as @ncjbrown and @AbleismAcademia Jennifer Leigh is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Kent. She initially trained as a chemist, teacher, and somatic movement therapist. Her research interests include embodiment, phenomenological and creative research methods, academic practice, educational development, and ableism in higher education. @drschniff @AbleismAcademia

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