The Story of My Work: How I Became Disabled

Perhaps the best opening line in disability studies comes from Georgina Kleege: “Writing this book made me blind.” Following this honorable tradition, I begin my explication of disability studies through my own experience with a similar starting point: “Feminism made me disabled.” Honoring as well t...

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Published in:Disability studies quarterly 2014-03, Vol.34 (2)
Main Author: Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie
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