May 21
Disabled Hardcore Reading Club #13
Critical Disability Studies as Methodology by Sami Schalk [Spring 2017]
Word count: 1381 Genre: Essay Content warning: references to slavery and racism
This essay is about academic discussions of disability being most valuable as a lens for analysis, rather than focusing on individual bodies. It argues that critically viewing social structures changes how disability is taught, studied, and understood. What do you think?