Dis/ability Studies: Theorising Disablism and Ableism
- ISBN-10
- 0415827213
- ISBN-13
- 9780415827218
- Category
- Disability studies
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Author
- Dan Goodley
Description
This study draws on sociology, psychology, education, and policy and cultural studies to make the case for a novel and distinct intellectual and political project--dis/ability studies--to encourage the rethinking of the phenomena of ability and disability as a response to the global politics of neoliberal capitalism.
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