Overview
From the Periphery consists of more than thirty first-person narratives of everyday people who describe what it's like to be treated differently by society because of their disabilities. The stories are raw and painful, but also surprisingly funny and deeply inspiring. The oral histories describe anger, independence, bigotry, solidarity and love-in the family, at school, and at the workplace. Inspired by the oral historians Studs Terkel and Svetlana Alexievich, From the Periphery will become a classic collection that increases understanding of the lived experiences of people with disabilities.
Full Product Details
Author: Pia Justesen ,
Tom Harkin
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Imprint: Chicago Review Press
Dimensions:
Width: 0.60cm
, Height: 15.20cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.406kg
ISBN: 9781641601580
ISBN 10: 1641601582
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 October 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A mind-expanding collection of important stories. -- Kirkus Reviews This is a necessary book, and as uplifiting as it is heartbreaking. These voices have gone unheard for a long enough. May these stories of courageous American be read far and wide. Peter Orner, author of Am I Alone Here? , a finalist for the National Book Critic Circle Award At a time when people with disabilities face huge barriers to health care, the highest incarceration rates, and the most violence in schools, Justesen's book is a valuable tool for advocates, teachers, doctorseveryone seeking a broader understanding of people in our society who have faced and fought marginalization and discrimination. Justesen gives us a broad range of intense stories, with voices of people who live with every type of disability and who come from diverse cultures and ethnicities. Susan Mizner, disability counsel for ACLU In unfiltered and unvarnished stories, disabled people and parents honestly discuss their personal experiences as they move forward in life. Disabled people and nondisabled people will learn not only about the pain people experience but also what they are doing to empower themselves and others. Judith E. Heumann, international disability rights advocate
A mind-expanding collection of important stories. --Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Pia Justesen, PhD,https://www.facebook.com/storiesfromtheperiphery Tom Harkin served as US Senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. He coauthored the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990and was its chief sponsor in the Senate.
