Theorising disability as political subjectivity: work by the UIC disability collective on political subjectivities
By: Jarman, Michelle.
Contributor(s): Lamp, Sharon | Mitchell, David [et al].
Series: Disability & Society 17 (5) 2002: 555-569.Publisher: 2002Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): CLIENTS | DISABILITY | PHILOSOPHY | PROFESSIONALS | THEORYSummary: Disability studies has shown how therapeutic professionals and people with disabilities occupy opposite sides of a deep cultural divide, one that artificially bisects normalcy from 'abnormalcy'. The philosophy of political subjectivity provides an opportunity to analyse the fraught nexus that exists between institutions and those who navigate them and professionals and 'clients'. This essay seeks to theorise the subject positions that emerge as a result of this intersection.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Disability studies has shown how therapeutic professionals and people with disabilities occupy opposite sides of a deep cultural divide, one that artificially bisects normalcy from 'abnormalcy'. The philosophy of political subjectivity provides an opportunity to analyse the fraught nexus that exists between institutions and those who navigate them and professionals and 'clients'. This essay seeks to theorise the subject positions that emerge as a result of this intersection.
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