I have just joined your list so hi!
I am interested in the insights that disability studies can bring to
liberation theory. I come from another field sometimes known as
ecological feminism. Today I am thinking about the desexualisation of
disabled people. What parallels can be drawn between this and the
desexualisation of the aged? Is the desexualisation of disabled
people an aspect of the' aesthetic oppression' of people with
disabilities? Sex is commonly represented using stereotypically,
'classically attractive' bodies. So is the desexualisation of
disabled people linked to the marking out of 'visibly disabled'
bodies as not conforming to hegemonic aesthetic standards? Is
oppression via aesthetics away into coalition politics between
disability~gender~'race'~age etc The beauty myth absorbs many....
any thoughts appreciated....
~Richard Twine
dept. of sociology
manchester met. uni
Ecofeminism on the Web:
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/8385/ecofemlinks.html
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