This path-breaking book analyses young sporting women with physical disabilities and explores their experiences of living with a body which, on the one hand, is viewed as deviant – the disabled body – and on the other hand is viewed as accomplished – the sporting body.
This collection from Disability & Society provides an exploration of the place of technology in disabled people’s lives, documenting and analysing the..
Contemporary human rights discourses problematically co-opt disabled bodies as ’evidence’ of harms done under capitalism, war, and other forms of conf..
Sports are ubiquitous in American society, and given their prominence in the culture, it is easy to understand how most youth in the United States fac..
The fantasy of disability provides those without disability with an imaginary sense of what a life of disablement must be like, while at the same time..
Disabilities, Culture and Identity is a succinct and accessible presentation of current research on disability, culture and identity. It is an ideal t..
This book explores how disabled people’s right to life is understood in different national contexts and the ways in which they are – or are not – affo..
This substantially revised new edition of Shakespeare's challenging review of disability studies draws on his most recent thinking and incorporates ne..
This book provides a comprehensive examination of disability, hate crime and violence, exploring its impact on policy. Engaging with the latest debate..
This title offers the first comprehensive, book-length analysis of disability through the lens of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Relevant to a ..
Combines policy, practice and theory in its presentation of recent developments in disability studies. This unique book brings together key figures in..
Feminist Perspectives on Disability provides a much needed synthesis of the ideas in two high profile fields, feminism and disability studies. It is w..