Please see Current Issues for the most recent articles and book review/s.
The Journal
International Journal of Disability and Social Justice: Introduction and Aspiration (pp. 5-26) | Angharad E. Beckett and Anna Lawson
Key Concerns for Critical Disability Studies (pp. 27-49) | Dan Goodley, Rebecca Lawthom, Kirsty Liddiard and Katherine Runswick-Cole
Toilet Signs as Border Markers: Exploring Disabled People’s Access to Space (pp. 50-72) | Jen Slater and Charlotte Jones
Everyday Hate and Affective Possibility: Disabled People’s Negotiations of Space, Place and Identity (pp. 73-94) | Leah Burch
Residential Care Controversy: The Promise of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Protect All Children (pp. 95-117) | Eric Rosenthal
Book Review: Constructing the (M)other: Narratives of Disability, Motherhood and the Politics of Normal by Priya Lalvani (pp. 118-120) | Katherine Runswick-Cole
The Digest
A series of Plain English Summaries of the articles in Issue 1, suitable for a busy reader and designed to give an insight into the content of the main journal. The first link takes the reader to our About Us page, where the Editorial is summarised. The next series of links are to summaries of each article. Finally, there is a link to the book reviewed (publisher website) and headline points from the full review are presented.
Book Review
Constructing the (M)other: Narratives of Disability, Motherhood and the Politics of Normal | Edited by Priya Lalvani, published by Peter Lang.
Reviewer: Katherine Runswick-Cole
Plain English Summary
“A timely and much needed book. A collection of personal stories about motherhood, mothering and mothers, which shed a light on lived experience. The accounts are linked by themes of seeking acceptance and inclusivity; of guilt and of shame; stigma and exclusion; silencing and blame; choice and decision-making; uncertainty and fear; joy and celebration; collective action and campaigns; and of love.”
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