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Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity (Cultural Front)
by
Simi Linton
From public transportation and education to adequate access to buildings, the social impact of disability has been felt everywhere since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. And a remarkable groundswell of activism and critical literature has followed in this wake.
Claiming Disability is the first comprehensive examination of Disability Studies as a f
...moreHardcover, 203 pages
Published
January 1st 1998
by New York University Press
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Even though one review described the book as dated, the sad thing is that in most higher education Disabilities Studies in the actual humanities courses has not advance much beyond what Linton tried to lay down a decade later. This was a real pioneering effort. It is a critical book interested for anyone going into teaching of literature at even a high school level. Linton didn't intend did make this a beach book, so it can't be faulted too much for that. The primary users are probably going...more
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Anyone interested in culture studies might be interested in this one. I read it for a class I took on disability and visual display. It was interesting to think about the different aspects of disability and its history of use in art, which has been QUITE extensive.
Jay
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Disability studies scholars, liberal arts students
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While a bit outdated, this is a good primer in critical disability studies. The case studies for why disability studies should be taught throughout humanities as well as applied fields, and yet its own discipline, are helpful.
great text about how the academy helps maintain and perpetuate discrimination against the disabled
She lays it all out for us. The penultimate chapter hits you hard. Real hard.
Elizabeth
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Marie
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