Rethinking Disability in India

ISBN-13: 9780815373216 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 392 str.

Anita Ghai

Opis

Moving away from clinical, medical or therapeutic perspectives on disability, this book explores disability in India as a social, cultural and political phenomenon, arguing that this ‘difference’ should be accepted as a part of social diversity. It further interrogates the multiple issues of identification of the disabled and the forms of oppression they face.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements . Introduction . 1. An Autobiographical Note: My Own Journey 2. Conversations about Disability: The Cultural Landscape 3. Understanding Disability: Slippery Ropes 4. At the Periphery: Marginalised Disabled Lives 5. Mystifying Realities: Right to Life 6 . Theorising Disability 7. Politics of Identity: Oppression and Resistance 8. Need for a Paradigm Shift: Conceptualising Disability Studies. Bibliography

O autorze

Anita Ghai is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, New Delhi.