Overview

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.

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Author:   Kim Q. Hall
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780253356628

ISBN 10:   0253356628
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   24 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Reimagining Disability and Gender through Feminist Disability Studies: An Introduction / Kim Q. Hall Part 1. Toward a Theoretical Framework for Feminist Disability Studies 1. Integrating Disability, Transforming Feminist Theory / Rosemarie Garland-Thomson; 2. Critical Divides: Judith Butler's Body Theory and the Question of Disability / Ellen Samuels Part 2. Refiguring Literature 3. Invisible Disability: Georgina Kleege's Sight Unseen / Susannah B. Mintz; 4. Revisiting the Corpus of the Madwoman: Further Notes toward a Feminist Disability Studies Theory of Mental Illness / Elizabeth J. Donaldson Part 3. Interrogating Fitness: Nation, Identity, and Citizenship 5. The Color of Violence: Reflecting on Gender, Race, and Disability in Wartime / Nirmala Erevelles; 6. Gwendolyn Brooks, World War II, and the Politics of Rehabilitation / Jennifer C. James; 7. Revising the Subject: Disability as Third Dimension in Clear Light of Day and You Have Come Back / Cindy LaCom; 8. A Heritage of Ableist Rhetoric in American Feminism from the Eugenics Period / Sharon Lamp and W. Carol Cleigh Part 4. Sexual Agency and Queer Feminist Futures 9. Disability, Sex Radicalism, and Sexual Agency / Abby Wilkerson; 10. Debating Feminist Futures: Slippery Slopes, Cultural Anxiety, and the Case of the Deaf Lesbians / Alison Kafer Part 5. Inclusions, Exclusions, and Transformations 11. Disparate but Disabled: Fat Embodiment and Disability Studies / April Herndon; 12. Chronic Illness and Educational Equity: The Politics of Visibility / Karen Elizabeth Jung; 13. Res(Crip)ting Feminist Theater through Disability Theater: Selections from the DisAbility Project / Ann M. Fox and Joan Lipkin Contributors; Index

Reviews

Puts feminist theory and disability studies into conversation with one another, not simply to make for an 'additive' approach, but to transform both fields of inquiry. Diane Herndl, Iowa State University A volume of the highest scholarly quality that extends both feminist theory and disability studies. Nancy Tuana, Pennsylvania State University

<p> Puts feminist theory and disability studies into conversation with oneanother, not simply to make for an 'additive' approach, but to transform both fieldsof inquiry. -- Diane Herndl, Iowa State University

Author Information

Kim Q. Hall is Professor of Philosophy and a faculty member in the Women's Studies and Sustainable Development programs at Appalachian State University. She is editor (with Chris Cuomo) of Whiteness: Feminist Philosophical Reflections.

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