Forum Introduction: Writing the Global Family: International Perspectives on Disability Studies and Family Narratives

Authors

Janet Sauer, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Philip M. Ferguson, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

"We live in the Golden Age of the memoir. Everyone has a story to tell, and a growing number are finding their way to publication. The disability memoir has certainly been a part of this growth. It is refreshing to note how many of these recent narrative accounts of living with a disability have been written from what might be broadly termed a "disability studies perspective" taking on a more critical, socio-cultural orientation than the traditional 'inspiration in the face of personal tragedy' motif."

Comments

This article was originally published in Review of Disability Studies, volume 9, issue 2/3, in 2013.

Recommended Citation

Sauer, J. & Ferguson, P. M. (2013). Forum introduction: Writing the global family: International perspectives on disability studies and family narratives. Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, 9(2/3), 5-9.

Copyright

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Center on Disability Studies