>Hi
I took 'seminal works' as meaning writing in the disability field
that has been influential to changes in perception at an individual
level. The writings listed have all made a contribution and it is
difficult to say exactly how, as I have vigorously disagreed with
some propositions (but disagreement too can be classified as having
made an impact). The ones I cite are those writings that I can
clearly state have enabled me to think differently about euro-western
concepts of ability/disability in a constructive way.
cheers Carol
>
>I'm intrigued by the suggested 'seminal works' contributions. I'm not
>sure what might genuinely constitute a seminal work but in terms of
>those that shift paradigms or are often most cited I don't think I would
>have immediately picked those recently mentioned.
>
>The various collected edited works and disability studies 'readers'
>might give some clue as the various authors and ideas that have been
>influential but in terms of individual works Oliver's 'Politics of
>Disablement' must surely be a main contender this context?
>
>For what it's worth, here are some of the more general books (not all of
>them 'seminal') I use with undergraduates (along with a hundred or so
>other individual readings)...
>
>Albrecht, G. L., Seelman, K. D., & Bury, M. (Eds.). (2001). The Handbook
>of Disability Studies. London: Sage.
>Barnes, C., Barton, L., & Oliver, M. (Eds.). (2002). Disability Studies
>Today. Cambridge: Polity Press.
>Barnes, C., Mercer, G., & Shakespeare, T. (1999). Exploring disability:
>a sociological introduction. Cambridge: Polity Press.
>Barton, L. E. (1996). Disability and Society: emerging issues and
>insights. Harlow: Longman.
>Barton, L., & Oliver, M. (Eds.). (1997). Disability Studies: past,
>present and future. Leeds: The Disability Press.
>Davis, L. (Ed.). (1997). The disability studies reader. New York:
>Routledge.
>Gleeson, B. (1999). Geographies of Disability. London: Routledge
>Linton, S. (1998). Claiming disability: knowledge and identity. New
>York: New York University Press.
>Longmore, P. K. & Umansky, L. (2001). The New Disability History:
>American Perspectives, New York: New York University Press.
>Oliver, M. (1990). The Politics of Disablement. Basingstoke: Macmillan
>Oliver, M. (1996). Understanding Disability: from theory to practice.
>Basingstoke: Macmillan.
>Priestley, M. (2003) Disability: a life course approach, Cambridge:
>Polity
>Russell, M. (1998): Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social
>Contract, Common Courage Press.
>Stiker, H.J. (1999) A History of Disability, Michigan: Anne Arbor,
>University of Michigan Press.
>Swain, J., French, S., Barnes C. and Thomas, C. (2004) (eds) Disabling
>Barriers, Enabling Environments, London, SAGE
>Thomas, C. (1999). Female Forms: experiencing and understanding
>disability. Buckingham: Open University Press
>
>
>Best wishes
>
>Mark
>
>
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>Hello everybody,
>I'm trying to discover what wouuld be considered to be seminal texts
>within disability studies.
>
>If you can find the time could you give me some ideas of where to start.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Harvey
>
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