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From the periphery : real-life stories of disability / Pia Justesen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2020]Description: xx, 276 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781641601580
  • 1641601582
Subject(s):
Contents:
I got angry -- What I mean when I talk about disability -- No one sees me -- Embracing disability -- Alone at school -- To be loved -- There's so much dignity in work -- Out in public -- Independence -- I am not inspiring -- If nobody thinks I'm worthy, maybe I'm not.
Summary: "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. Their stories are raw and painful but also surprisingly funny and deeply moving--describing anger, independence, bigotry, solidarity, and love, in the family, at school, and in the workplace. Inspired by the oral historians Studs Terkel and Svetlana Alexievich, From the Periphery will become a classic oral history collection that increases the understanding of the lived experiences of people with disabilities, their responses to oppression, and the strategies they use to fight for empowerment. "-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 305.908 J96 Available 33111009561321
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the Periphery consists of nearly forty first-person narratives from activists and everyday people who describe what it's like to be treated differently by society because of their disabilities. Their stories are raw and painful but also surprisingly funny and deeply moving--describing anger, independence, bigotry, solidarity, and love, in the family, at school, and in the workplace.



Inspired by the oral historians Studs Terkel and Svetlana Alexievich, From the Periphery will become a classic oral history collection that increases the understanding of the lived experiences of people with disabilities, their responses to oppression, and the strategies they use to fight for empowerment.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I got angry -- What I mean when I talk about disability -- No one sees me -- Embracing disability -- Alone at school -- To be loved -- There's so much dignity in work -- Out in public -- Independence -- I am not inspiring -- If nobody thinks I'm worthy, maybe I'm not.

"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. Their stories are raw and painful but also surprisingly funny and deeply moving--describing anger, independence, bigotry, solidarity, and love, in the family, at school, and in the workplace. Inspired by the oral historians Studs Terkel and Svetlana Alexievich, From the Periphery will become a classic oral history collection that increases the understanding of the lived experiences of people with disabilities, their responses to oppression, and the strategies they use to fight for empowerment. "-- Provided by publisher.

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