The politics of mad femme disclosure

This essay imagines mad femme politics as an intervention and as a strategy that moves disabled, chronically ill, and mad educators and learners toward collective access and liberation. Using personal narrative, femme theory, and mad studies as reference points, the essay explores how a queering of...

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Published inJournal of lesbian studies Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 182 - 194
Main Author Kafai, Shayda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.01.2021
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
ableism
Chronic illnesses
disability disclosure
disability justice
Disclosure
femme theory
mad femme politics
mad studies
sanism
Teachers
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Summary:This essay imagines mad femme politics as an intervention and as a strategy that moves disabled, chronically ill, and mad educators and learners toward collective access and liberation. Using personal narrative, femme theory, and mad studies as reference points, the essay explores how a queering of tenderness and vulnerability can empower and embolden the process of disclosure.
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ISSN:1089-4160
1540-3548
DOI:10.1080/10894160.2020.1778851