Disability and the Social Politics of “Natural” Disaster
The stories we tell about crisis and catastrophe often intensify structural violence, augmenting existing dynamics of racism, sexism, classism, and ableism. Disaster stories often reinforce cultural narratives of suffering womanhood and tragic stories of disability to portray people with disabilitie...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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In: |
Worldviews
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-68 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Natural catastrophe
/ Narrative (Social sciences)
/ Political alienation
/ Handicap
/ Effects
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IxTheo Classification: | NBE Anthropology ZB Sociology ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
Further subjects: | B
Disability
disaster
structural violence
gender
Jewish ethics
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