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Disability Culture and Politics Ser.: Dispatches from Disabled Country by Catherine Frazee (2023, Trade Paperback)
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“Disability is not our worst-case scenario—our worst-case scenario would be its annihilation.”. This is the starting point for this powerful collection of writing by and about Catherine Frazee, disability activist, Officer of the Order of Canada, and poetic scholar of justice.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of British Columbia Press
ISBN-100774868686
ISBN-139780774868686
eBay Product ID (ePID)2331672075
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameDispatches from Disabled Country
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPeople with Disabilities, Essays
Publication Year2023
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Literary Collections
AuthorCatherine Frazee
SeriesDisability Culture and Politics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15.5 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2023-394268
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsWords are Catherine Frazee's close companions, the beloved tools of her craft, the instrument of her analysis, the energy of her activism in the struggle for disability justice ... The power of Dispatches from Disabled Country lies not just in what gets said: the topics selected, the values espoused, the arguments made, and the positions taken. Power lies, as well, in how Catherine says it: the cart and the horse; the unexpected guests; the rattlesnake and the venom; the monsters that matter; the danger and the courage., Catherine Frazee's valuable writings are finally available in one place. Dispatches from Disabled Country adds to our knowledge of the intersectional nature of disability. This long-awaited book is highly readable and truly unique., Frazee's work makes an important contribution to Canadian public discourse, not only in issues connected to disability, law, and the arts, but to bigger human concerns such as empathy, vulnerability, and connection. It is essential reading for all Canadians.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal362.4
Table Of ContentForeword / Kathryn Church and Melanie Panitch Preface: About Disabled Country / Catherine Frazee Introduction / Christine Kelly and Michael Orsini Refusing Extinction Introduction / Harvey Chochinov Death in Disabled Country: Declaring Ourselves in the MAiD Debate Under the Microscope: Dissecting Law and Medicine in the Disability Rights Laboratory Disability and Law: Rethinking Paradigms Vigils for Tracy Latimer Vulnerability and Inducement: Locating the Cart and the Horse Disability Studies: The Genetic Counsellor's Unexpected Guest Lamb Affidavit Disrupting Culture Introduction / Eliza Chandler Art with Attitude Because We Are: Anthem for Disabled Country Kicking the Applecart, Upsetting Culture Absent Presence: Disability in (and out of) the Museum Stelco's Cabin, a Response Contributing to Culture Out from Under: Two Beginnings Unmaking Vulnerability Introduction / Laverne Jacobs Violence, Disability, and Remembering Courageous States Disability in a Dangerous Time Venom without Malice: On First Meeting a Rattlesnake Separate but Equal, Isn't Activism Works Why Monsters Matter: Portrait of the Activist as a Young Monster Conclusion: An Interview with Catherine Frazee / Michael Orsini and Christine Kelly Notes; References; Index
SynopsisDispatches from Disabled Country is a nuanced and unmistakably poetic introduction to the rich landscape of disability activism and culture from one of Canada's most recognized voices, Catherine Frazee., "Disability is not our worst-case scenario - our worst-case scenario would be its annihilation." This is the starting point for this powerful collection of writing by and about Catherine Frazee, disability activist, Officer of the Order of Canada, and poetic scholar of justice. For Frazee, disability is not something to be dreaded or overcome but a force to be reckoned with - a prism of insight and experience that refracts new light upon our fundamental ideals of justice, beauty, and community. Catherine Frazee has been a central figure in the disability rights landscape in Canada for decades. Her reasoned and passionate insights are topical and often ahead of their time. Always bold, always progressive, and frequently provocative, Frazee's work presents an unwavering, fierce commitment to engage in public debate from a position that centres the lives of disabled people. Taken together, these writings chronicle the rising consciousness of a social movement of disabled people staking their claim in public policy and popular culture, a claim that is overdue for honest recognition.
LC Classification NumberHV1568.F7 2023
