Lived experiences of ableism in academia : strategies for inclusion in higher education / edited by Nicole Brown.

Other author Brown, Nicole editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationBristol, UK : Policy Press, 2021.
Copyright Date©2021
Description1 online resource
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects
Discrimination against people with disabilities.
People with disabilities--Education (Higher).

Contents Front Cover -- Lived Experiences of Ableism in Academia: Strategies for Inclusion in Higher Education -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Being 'different' in academia -- Introduction -- Higher education in the 21st century -- The body enters -- Experiences of ableism in academia -- Chapter overviews -- Note -- References -- Part I Ways of knowing -- 1 A leg to stand on: irony, autoethnography and ableism in the academy -- Introduction -- What is autoethnography?
Contents Irony as a lens -- Neoliberalist logics -- Autoethnography as intervention -- References -- 2 "There's no place for emotions in academia": experiences of the neoliberal academy as a disabled scholar -- The neoliberal academy -- The emotional toll of being a disabled academic -- What the future holds -- References -- 3 Embodiment and authenticity: how embodied research might shed light on experiences of disability and chronic illness -- Introduction -- Embodiment -- Embodiment and knowledge production -- Embodied autoethnography -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References
Contents 4 What's in a word? Rephrasing and reframing disability -- Introduction -- A personal perspective -- Societal and historical perspectives -- The construction of media influences -- The language we use -- Reflecting on practice and understanding needs -- Conclusion -- Intermezzo -- References -- Part II Lived experiences -- 5 Colour blindness in academia: the challenges of an invisible impairment -- Introduction -- Living with colour blindness -- Colour blindness in academic research -- Conclusion -- Reflective questions -- Recommendations -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- References
Contents 6 Stammering in academia: voice in the management of self and others -- Introduction -- Scene 1: The interview -- What is stammering? -- Academic life as a person who stammers -- Scene 2: The presentation -- Reflective questions -- Recommendations -- Resources -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7 Losing my voice (physically and metaphorically) -- Introduction -- Losing my voice -- Returning to work -- Developing my voice -- Conclusion -- Reflective questions -- Recommendations -- References -- 8 Deafness and hearing loss in higher education -- Introduction -- Hearing impaired, deaf or Deaf?
Contents What it means to (not) hear in the academy -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Reflective questions -- Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- 9 Living with collagenous colitis as a busy academic: chronic illness and the intersection of age and gender inequality -- Introduction -- Defining the disease -- Telling my story -- Impacting academic life -- Reflective questions -- Recommendations -- References -- 10 Three cheers for Access to Work partnership: two cheers for Two Ticks and one question about a university-wide self-disclosure -- Introduction -- Me and Stan -- The theory of Two Ticks
Abstract Embedded in personal experiences, this collection explores ableism in academia. Through theoretical lenses including autobiography, autoethnography, embodiment, body work and emotional labour, contributors explore being 'othered' in academia and provide practical examples to develop inclusive universities and a less ableist environment.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 20, 2021).
Issued in other formEbook version : 9781447354130
Issued in other formPrint version: Lived experiences of ableism in academia. Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2021 9781447354116 1447354117
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9781447354123 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1447354125 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9781447354130 (ePub ebook)
ISBN1447354133
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