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"FROM THE PERIPHERY consists of more than thirty first-person narratives by activists and everyday people who describe what it's like to be treated differently by society because of their disabilities"-- Provided by publisher.

"As a Black autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Tied to this reality, he heeded the call to write How Ableism Fuels Racism to help Christian communities engage in critical conversations about race by addressing issues of ableism. Hardwick believes that ableism— the idea that certain bodies are better than others— and the disability discrimination fueled by this perspective...

In this groundbreaking new work, Dan Goodley makes the case for a novel, distinct and political project-- dis/ability studies -- an orientation that might encourage us to think again about the phenomena of disability and ability. This accessible text will appeal to students and researchers of disability across a range of disciplines as well as disability activists, policymakers, and practitioners working directly with disabled people.

"Navigating the joys, stigma, and discrimination of disabled parenting--and how the solutions offered by disability culture can transform the way we all raise our kids"-- Provided by publisher

"This powerful documentary uses real life experiences from Deaf people of varied social, racial, and educational backgrounds showing how audism does lasting and harmful damage." -- Container.

"A deafblind writer and professor explores how the misrepresentation of disability in books, movies, and TV harms both the disabled community and everyone else."-- Provided by publisher.

Passing, an act usually associated with disguising race, also relates to disability. Whether a person classified as mentally ill struggles to suppress aberrant behavior to appear "normal" or a person intentionally takes on a disability identity to gain some advantage, passing is a pervasive and much-discussed phenomenon. This anthology examines this issue. Focusing on the United States from the nineteenth century to the present, the editors and contributors...

"How do people turn listening into a musical performance? Through a series of compelling case studies, author Byrd McDaniel offers "spectacular listening" as a concept that explains the pervasive appeal of translating music consumption into a public practice, in a book that encompasses air guitar competitions, lip syncing apps, podcasts, music memes, reaction videos, video platforms, and attention-grabbing content creators. Through a series of mixed...