Disability and Colonialism: (Dis)encounters and Anxious Intersectionalities
by Karen Soldatic, Shaun Grech
Disability and Colonialism: (Dis)encounters and Anxious Intersectionalities by Karen Soldatic and Shaun Grech investigates the intertwined histories of disability and colonialism. It explores disencounters and intersectional anxieties, offering critical analysis of how colonial legacies persist in shaping disability experiences worldwide. This scholarly work calls for decolonial frameworks to address these global dynamics.
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Disability and Colonialism delves into the complex (dis)encounters between disability and colonial histories. The work highlights how colonial structures have influenced contemporary understandings and experiences of disability across various regions.
Authors Karen Soldatic and Shaun Grech bring together perspectives on anxious intersectionalities, addressing the overlaps of disability with race, class, and geography in postcolonial settings.
The book provides a framework for analyzing the enduring impacts of colonialism on disabled bodies and societies, emphasizing the need for decolonial approaches in disability studies.
Through theoretical and empirical explorations, it challenges dominant narratives and advocates for inclusive methodologies that recognize global south perspectives.
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