Keywords for Disability Studies - Keywords

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.;'Keywords for Disability Studies' aims to broaden and define the conceptual framework of disability studies for readers and practitioners in the field and beyond. The volume engages some of the most pressing debates of our time, such as prenatal testing, euthanasia, accessibility in public transportation and the workplace, post-traumatic stress, and questions about the beginning and end of life. Each of the 60 essays in 'Keywords for Disability Studies' focuses on a distinct critical concept, including 'ethics, ' 'medicalization, ' 'performance, ' 'reproduction, ' 'identity, ' and 'stigma, ' among oReview Quotes: "No mere inventory, Keywords for Disability Studies is an invaluable conceptual mapping of the field. With entries that combine succinctness with clarity, the volume as a whole effectively synthesizes ongoing debates and evolving ideas to make this a most welcome addition to the field of disability studies."-Ato Quayson, author of "Aesthetic Nervousness: Disability and the Crisis of Representation"Review Quotes: No mere inventory, Keywords for Disability Studiesis an invaluable conceptual mapping of the field. With entries that combine succinctness with clarity, the volume as a whole effectively synthesizes ongoing debates and evolving ideas to make this a most welcome addition to the field of disability studies. -Ato Quayson, author of "Aesthetic Nervousness: Disability and the Crisis of Representation""Table of Contents: Contents 1 Disability Rachel Adams, Benjamin Reiss, and David Serlin 5 2 Ability Fiona Kumari Campbell 12 3 Access Bess Williamson 14 4 Accident Jill C. Anderson 17 5 Accommodation Elizabeth F. Emens 18 6 Activism Denise M. Nepveux 21 7 Aesthetics Michael Davidson 26 8 Affect Lisa Cartwright 30 9 Aging Kathleen Woodward 33 10 Blindness D. A. Caeton 34 11 Citizenship Allison Carey 37 12 Cognition Ralph James Savarese 40 13 Communication Carol Padden 43 14 Crip Victoria Ann Lewis 46 15 Deafness Douglas C. Baynton 48 16 Deformity Helen Deutsch 52 17 Dependency Eva Feder Kittay 54 18 Design Christina Cogdell 59 19 Diversity Lennard J. Davis 61 20 Education Margaret Price 64 21 Embodiment Abby Wilkerson 67 22 Ethics Rebecca Garden 70 23 Eugenics Rosemarie Garland-Thomson 74 24 Euthanasia Harold Braswell 79 25 Family Faye Ginsburg and Rayna Rapp 81 26 Fat Kathleen LeBesco 84 27 Freak Leonard Cassuto 85 28 Gender Kim Q. Hall 89 29 Genetics David Wasserman 92 30 History Susan Burch and Kim E. Nielsen 95 "Publisher Marketing: Keywords for Disability Studiesaims to broaden and define the conceptual framework of disability studies for readers and practitioners in the field and beyond. The volume engages some of the most pressing debates of our time, such as prenatal testing, euthanasia, accessibility in public transportation and the workplace, post-traumatic stress, and questions about the beginning and end of life. Each of the 60 essays inKeywords for Disability Studiesfocuses on a distinct critical concept, including ethics, medicalization, performance, reproduction, identity, and stigma, among others. Although the essays recognize that disability is often used as an umbrella term, the contributors to the volume avoid treating individual disabilities as keywords, and instead interrogate concepts that encompass different components of the social and bodily experience of disability. The essays approach disability as an embodied condition, a mutable historical phenomenon, and a social, political, and cultural identity. An invaluable resource for students and scholars alike, Keywords for Disability Studiesbrings the debates that have often remained internal to disability studies into a wider field of critical discourse, providing opportunities for fresh theoretical considerations of the field s core presuppositions through a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Visit keywords.nyupress.orgfor online essays, teaching resources, and more." Contributor Bio:  Adams, Rachel Rachel Adamsis Professor of English and American Studies at Columbia University. Contributor Bio:  Reiss, Benjamin Benjamin Reissis Professor of English at Emory University and co-director of the Emory Disability Studies Initiative. Contributor Bio:  Serlin, David H Katherine Ott is a curator of Science, Medicine, and Society at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, which houses the largest collection of medical artifacts in the U. S.