Rethinking Disability Theory and Practice: Challenging Essentialism [Hardcover]

Drawing from work in a wide range of fields, this book presents novel approaches to key debates in thinking about and defining disability. Differing from other works in Critical Disability Studies, it crucially demonstrates the consequences of radically rethinking the roles of language and perspective in constructing identities.1. Introduction: Challenging Essentialism; Kar?n Lesnik-Oberstein 2. The Case of Pre-Natal Diagnosis; Kar?n Lesnik-Oberstein 3. Disability and Animal Studies; Sue Walsh 4. The Construction of Hirsutism; Louise Tondeur 5. Reading Autism; Helen Santa Maria 6. De-colonising Deaf Education; Hannah Anglin-Jaffe 7. ADHD Mythology ; Simon Bailey 8. Queer Regenerative Work?; Ute Kalender 9. The Madness of Interpretation; Catrin Edwards 10. Seeing Vision; YuKuan Chen 11. Constructions of the Disabled Subject; Neil CocksKar?n Lesnik-Oberstein, University of Reading, UKSue Walsh, University of Reading, UKLouise Tondeur, University of Roehampton, UKHelen Santa Maria heads a dance school in Reading, UKHannah Anglin-Jaffe, University of Exeter, UKSimon Bailey, University of Manchester, UKUte Kalender, Charit? Universit?tsmedizin, GermanyCatrin Edwards works in policy and campaigns for a disabilities charityYuKuan Chen, Soochow University, TaiwanNeil Cocks, University of Reading, UK