The Routledge International Handbook of Feminist Disability Studies
Kristin Bjornsdottir editor Rebecca Fish editor Alison Wilde editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:29th Oct '26
£260.00
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The Routledge International Handbook of Feminist Disability Studies captures how discussions about disability have progressed since the 1990s, as well as grappling with the new debates over bodies and autonomy that are dominating various media today.
Providing newly written chapters by scholars from both the global north and the global south, this book offers a mix of experiential, creative, and progressive content, combined with theoretical and political commentaries, to provide an eclectic and holistic immersion in feminist disability scholarship. It covers topics as diverse as societal barriers; access to public spaces; neurodiversity, activism; hate crime, bullying and ridicule; media and cultural analyses and representations of disabled women; structural issues such as poverty, policy and their relation to care/autonomy; mothering, both in terms of access to reproductive care and the re-emergence of eugenics, and care ethics of mothering disabled people; and madness, personality disorder and the provocations of the medical model, in terms of the imperative for ‘cure’ or ‘recovery’.
This collection will be of interest to all scholars and students of Disability Studies, feminism, social work, cultural studies, human geography media, media studies and sociology.
Chapter 15 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 licence.
'This Handbook is a powerful and necessary intervention in diverse contemporary feminist disability scholarship. Bringing together global, intersectional, and creative voices, it refuses narrow definitions of knowledge and centres lived, embodied experience as critical theory. It will shape how we think about disability, gender, diversity, and power for years to come—an essential resource for scholars, activists, and practitioners alike.'
— Karen Soldatić,Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity & Community Wellbeing, Toronto Metropolitan University
'This Handbook offers a thoughtful and important contribution to Feminist Disability Studies. It foregrounds lived experience while critically engaging with the power relations that shape disability, knowledge, and belonging. An important and moving work that invites readers to think more critically and expansively.'
— Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir, Professor in Disability Studies, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Iceland
'In the 21st century women are still marginalised, with gendered stereotypes dominating their lives and achievements. When combined with some type of impairment, the disabling effects are multiplied, and often go unnoticed. This handbook is a launchpad for readers who are excited to learn and enquire further, featuring well established authors and also new voices. It is essential reading for all those who are concerned with both Feminism and Disability Studies.'
— Val Williams,Emeritus Professor, University of Bristol
ISBN: 9781032411262
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1230g
560 pages