How can a deep engagement with disability studies change our understanding of sociology, literary studies, gender studies, aesthetics, bioethics, social work, l

This collection identifies the key tensions and conflicts being debated within the field of critical disability studies and provides both an outline of the fiel

This edited volume includes chapters on disability studies organized around three themes: Theory, Philosophy and Critique. Informed by a range of scholars who m

This edited volume brings together contributions on disability studies organized around two themes: literary and sociological aspects. The contributors include

The formerly established medically-based idea of disability, with its charity-based approach to treatment and services, is being replaced by a human rights-base