{"product_id":"barriers-and-belonging-personal-narratives-of-disability-9781439913888","title":"Barriers and Belonging: Personal Narratives of Disability","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the direct impact that disability studies has on the lives of disabled people today? The editors and contributors to this essential anthology, \u003ci\u003eBarriers and Belonging, \u003c\/i\u003e provide thirty-seven personal narratives that\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eexplore what it means to be disabled and why the field of disability studies matters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors frame the volume by introducing foundational themes of disability studies. They provide a context of how institutions--including the family, schools, government, and disability peer organizations--shape and transform ideas about disability. They explore how disability informs personal identity, interpersonal and community relationships, and political commitments. In addition, there are heartfelt reflections on living with mobility disabilities, blindness, deafness, pain, autism, psychological disabilities, and other issues. Other essays articulate activist and pride orientations toward disability, demonstrating the importance of reframing traditional narratives of sorrow and medicalization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critical, self-reflective essays in \u003ci\u003eBarriers and Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e provide unique insights into the range and complexity of disability experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelle Jarman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439913888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Jarman\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Wyoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeila Monaghan\u003c\/b\u003e is Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistic Anthropology at Southern Illinois University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Quaggin Harkin\u003c\/b\u003e is Temporary Assistant Lecturer of Disability Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, and English at the University of Wyoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45056841351283,"sku":"9781439913888","price":52.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_26eb6e28-c8f7-49b3-a1f1-f4d83df2da88.jpg?v=1780164114","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/barriers-and-belonging-personal-narratives-of-disability-9781439913888","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}