Disability and Mothering: Liminal Spaces of Embodied Knowledge. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Disability and Mothering: Liminal Spaces of Embodied Knowledge

A volume of previously unpublished essays by established scholars and community activists analyzes the impact of disabilities on motherhood, sharing moving personal accounts as well as meticulously researched reports on topics ranging from reproductive technology and feminism to political activism and the roles of race and class.

The editors survey the theoretical frameworks of feminism and disability studies, locating the points of overlap crucial to a study of disability and mothering. Organized in five sections, the book engages questions about reproductive technologies; diagnoses and cultural scripts; the ability to rewrite narratives of mothering and disability; political activism; and the tensions formed by the overlapping identities of race, class, nation, and disability. The essays speak to a broad audiencefrom undergraduate and graduate students in womens studies and disability studies, to therapeutic and health care professionals, to anyone grappling with issues such as genetic testing and counseling, raising a child with disability, or being disabled and contemplating starting a family.