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Contours of ableism the production of disability and abledness / Fiona Kumari Campbell.
| Author/creator | Campbell, Fiona Kumari, 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. |
| Description | xiv, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Project of Ableism -- Internalized ableism: the tyranny within -- Tentative disability: mitigation and its discontents -- Love objects and transhuman beasts?: riding the technologies --The deaf trade: selling the cochlear implant -- Print media representations of the 'unco-operative' patient: The case of Clint Hallam -- Disability matters: embodiment, teaching & standpoint -- Pathological femaleness: disability jurisprudence & ontological envelopment -- Disability harm & wrongful life torts -- Searching for subjectivity: the enigma of devoteeism, conjoinment and transableism -- Afterword: From disability studies to studies in ableism? |
| Abstract | "Presenting a cartographic journey into the world of the production(s) of disability, this book examines embodiment, transhumanism, subjectivity, technology and jurisprudence. It concerns matters of order/disorder and the normal and pathological, and explores the way stories about wholeness, health, enhancement and perfection are told"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-227) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015510167 |
| ISBN | 9780230579286 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0230579280 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |