| Disability, Self, and Society Contributor(s): Titchkosky, Tanya (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802084370 ISBN-13: 9780802084378 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: Disability, Self, and Society speaks with authenticity about disability as a process of identity formation within a culture that has done a great deal to de-emphasize the complexity of disability experience. Unlike many conventional sociological views of disability as a 'lack' or stigmatized identity, Tanya Titchkosky approaches disability as an agentive (not passive) embodiment of liminality and as a demonstration of socially valuable in-between-ness; she argues that disability can and should be a 'teacher' to, and about, non-disabled or 'temporarily-abled' society. Titchkosky's poignant reflections on disability rely on the thought of Hannah Arendt as well as her personal experience as an individual with dyslexia living with a blind partner; she uniquely draws on her own and others' situations in order to demonstrate the socio-political character of disability. A thoughtful and cohesive integration of narrative and theory, Disability, Self, and Society presents a critical Canadian contribution to the growing subject of disability studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Health & Fitness | Physical Impairments - Social Science | People With Disabilities |
| Dewey: 305.908 |
| LCCN: 2003273018 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.02" W x 9.16" (1.02 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Disability, Self, and Society speaks with authenticity about disability as a process of identity formation within a culture that has done a great deal to de-emphasize the complexity of disability experience. Unlike many who hold the conventional sociological view of disability as a 'lack' or stigmatized identity, Tanya Titchkosky approaches disability as an agentive (not passive) embodiment of liminality and as a demonstration of socially valuable in-between-ness. She argues that disability can and should be a 'teacher' to, and about, non-disabled or 'temporarily abled' society. Titchkosky's poignant reflections on disability rely on the thought of Hannah Arendt as well as her personal experience as an individual with dyslexia living with a blind partner; she uniquely draws on her own and others' situations in order to demonstrate the sociopolitical character of disability. A thoughtful and cohesive integration of narrative and theory, Disability, Self, and Society presents a critical Canadian contribution to the growing subject of disability studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Titchkosky, Tanya: - Tanya Titchkosky is an associate professor and an associate department chair at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. |