Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Library and Information Science (42)
- Social Work (17)
- Arts and Humanities (3)
- Communication (2)
- History (2)
-
- African Studies (1)
- Clinical Psychology (1)
- Critical and Cultural Studies (1)
- Education (1)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1)
- Higher Education (1)
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies (1)
- Inequality and Stratification (1)
- International and Area Studies (1)
- Interpersonal and Small Group Communication (1)
- Place and Environment (1)
- Psychology (1)
- Sociology (1)
- United States History (1)
- Women's Studies (1)
- Keyword
-
- Disability (30)
- Book review (27)
- People with disabilities (18)
- Violence (17)
- Abuse (16)
-
- Advocacy (15)
- Empowerment (15)
- Prevention (15)
- Graphic medicine (7)
- Graphic memoir (6)
- Graphic novels (5)
- Book reviews (3)
- Libraries (3)
- Autism (2)
- Deafness (2)
- Depression (2)
- Disability theory (2)
- Fatness (2)
- Interviews (2)
- Manga (2)
- Mental health (2)
- Multiple sclerosis (2)
- Neurodiversity (2)
- ADHD (1)
- Able-bodied (1)
- Abuse prevention (1)
- Accessible housing (1)
- Adults (1)
- Affordable housing (1)
- Anthropology (1)
- Publication
- Publication Type
- File Type
Articles 1 - 30 of 65
Full-Text Articles in Disability Studies
The Year Of The Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story [Book Review], Valarie A. Turner
The Year Of The Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story [Book Review], Valarie A. Turner
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Lexi Haas's voice and body were stolen when unmonitored newborn jaundice caused her to develop a rare form of cerebral palsy. This dual timeline memoir takes you on a gift-discovering journey, illustrating that Lexi's spirit speaks volumes.
Improvising Across Abilities: Pauline Oliveros And The Adaptive Use Musical Instrument [Book Review], Maria A. Souliotis
Improvising Across Abilities: Pauline Oliveros And The Adaptive Use Musical Instrument [Book Review], Maria A. Souliotis
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This book reviews how the AUMI movement has evolved in the years since its inception, with the people involved in it most closely detailing its impact on music education and disability activism. Narratives, case studies, and personal reflections highlight Oliveros’ philosophical and realized contributions to the AUMI movement, which until this book’s publication has received little attention.
Sincerely, Harriet [Book Review], Isaiah Mark Roby
Sincerely, Harriet [Book Review], Isaiah Mark Roby
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
"Sincerly, Harriet" follows Harriet as she moves to a new city and her adventures trying to adjust to her new neighbor, her new family dynamic, and her new diagnosis.
Blindness Through The Looking Glass [Book Review], Mollie Frazier
Blindness Through The Looking Glass [Book Review], Mollie Frazier
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This review analyzes Gili Hammer’s Blindness Through the Looking Glass: The Performance of Blindness, Gender, and the Sensory Body. This book offers insight into the lives of blind women in Israel and challenges assumptions about beauty, femininity, and gender through interviews and years of Hammer's fieldwork as an anthropologist. She shows how blindness is not defined by what is missing, but by how women use their experiences to shape their own understandings of gender and society. The book explores gender identity, visual culture, and the sensory body, highlighting how blind women navigate a world so centered on visual beauty while …
Blackward [Book Review], Imani Spence
Blackward [Book Review], Imani Spence
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Blackward (2023) is a graphic novel which follows the story of 4 friends who are looking to build Black and queer community. They solicit help from their local bookseller to host a Black zine fair.
A Case Study On The Use Of Cultural Violence And Its Contribution To The Third Reich's 'Euthanasia' Program, Grace Larsen
A Case Study On The Use Of Cultural Violence And Its Contribution To The Third Reich's 'Euthanasia' Program, Grace Larsen
Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato
The genocidal actions taken by the Third Reich during the mid-20th century were horrific and dehumanizing. While the Holocaust often focuses on the tragic genocide that occurred against the Jewish people carried out by the Third Reich, the genocide that they carried out against the disabled community is often overlooked. With the deaths of tens of thousands of disabled people occurring through this genocide, it is important to understand how this genocide occurred, without any worldwide protest. Nazi Leaders including Alfred Rosenberg, Adolf Hitler, and Ernest Rüdin used widespread cultural indoctrination to dehumanize the disabled community and horrifically justify their …
Dislis Interview With Alice Wong On Disability Visibility, Jj Pionke
Dislis Interview With Alice Wong On Disability Visibility, Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
DisLIS editors interview Alice Wong about her disability advocacy and creative process.
Destined To Fail [Book Review], Jessica Schomberg
Destined To Fail [Book Review], Jessica Schomberg
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
A deep dive into the eugenical ideas that grounded the work of influential educator and psychologist Carl E. Seashore. While Seashore was working a century ago, the author demonstrates how his ideas continue to influence education today.
Klik Klik Boom [Book Review], Sierra Schuman
Klik Klik Boom [Book Review], Sierra Schuman
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This review covers Doug Warner's comic series Klik Klik Boom. The review discusses how the non-speaking protagonist is depicted, and there's also discussion of how post-traumatic stress manifests in the protagonist and a supporting character. The review also covers the plot and illustration of the comic.
Die [Book Review], Sierra Schuman
Die [Book Review], Sierra Schuman
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This review of Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans's comic series Die offers a general overview as well as an examination of various representations of disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder, physical disability, depression/grief, and gender dysphoria.
Stand Up! [Book Review], Amanda Harrison
Stand Up! [Book Review], Amanda Harrison
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Tori Sharp’s graphic novel Stand Up! follows best friends Clay and Kyle as they navigate the end of middle school, the school play, first crushes, and their podcast. This feel-good story offers an affirming and relatable escape for LGBTQIA+ and neurodiverse middle-grade readers.
Committed: Remembering Native Kinship In And Beyond Institutions [Book Review], George E. Gottschalk
Committed: Remembering Native Kinship In And Beyond Institutions [Book Review], George E. Gottschalk
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Committed is a nuanced history of the Canton Indian Insane Asylum.
Shrink: Story Of A Fat Girl [Book Review], Jessica Luetger
Shrink: Story Of A Fat Girl [Book Review], Jessica Luetger
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Armed with research, personal experience, and stunning art, Rachel M. Thomas shows readers the experience of being a fat woman and how society regularly views, fears, and tries to control fat bodies.
Counter-Cartographies [Book Review], Jessica Schomberg
Counter-Cartographies [Book Review], Jessica Schomberg
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
An examination of the work of performance artists as that art relates to pre-DSM 5 diagnostic concepts of autism. French anti-institutionalization activist and experimental filmmaker Fernand Deligny is the artist under primary discussion. Some attention is also paid to the art of Pope.L and Mel Baggs.
The Impending Blindness Of Billie Scott [Book Review], Jj Pionke
The Impending Blindness Of Billie Scott [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott by Zoe Thorogood is the story of a young artist who is unexpectedly going blind due to retina detachment. She has about two weeks to create ten paintings for an exhibition and she goes on a journey to do just that.
Extremity [Book Review], Sierra Schuman
Extremity [Book Review], Sierra Schuman
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This review covers the Extremity comic series by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer, and Rus Wooton. In addition to discussing disability representation (as the protagonist, Thea, has her right hand forcibly removed), this review will also focus on the comic's themes, visual style, and hyperviolence.
Interview With Paul Castle On Adoroscopes, Jj Pionke
Interview With Paul Castle On Adoroscopes, Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
JJ Pionke interviews Paul Castle about his book Adoroscopes and his creative process as a visual artist who has a degenerative eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa.
Letter From The Editor V2, Jj Pionke
Letter From The Editor V2, Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.
Tank Chair [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Tank Chair [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
We are introduced to Nagi our wheelchair using assassin, and his adorable younger sister, as they try to figure out how improve the amount of time where he is awake.
How Could You [Book Review], Sierra Schuman
How Could You [Book Review], Sierra Schuman
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This book review will cover How Could You, the debut graphic novel by Ren Strapp. Although disability is not the main focus of this graphic novel, disability depiction is discussed, alongside the art style, overall narrative, and queer representation.
I'M So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir [Book Review], Jj Pionke
I'M So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Maurice Vellekoop's I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together: A Memoir is a recounting of his realization and embracing of his homosexuality ultimately through getting therapy for his depression.
Shrink: Story Of A Fat Girl [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Shrink: Story Of A Fat Girl [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Shrink is a graphic memoir and graphic medicine title that chronicles one woman's journey with her fat body. Along the way, she educates the reader about the politics, history, health, medicine, and perspectives of fatness.
It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth [Book Review], Jessica D. Gilbert Redman
It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth [Book Review], Jessica D. Gilbert Redman
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth focuses on the author/artist’s battle with depression and anxiety—and the overwhelming urge to end her own life. Readers who are dealing with anxiety or depression will recognize themselves over and over again, as they read the graphic novel and identify the myriad of ways they themselves are trying to function and “make it” in a world that doesn’t seem to be built for them—or to understand them.
The Joy Of Quitting [Book Review], Jj Pionke
The Joy Of Quitting [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
The Joy of Quitting is a day in the life kind of comic of Keiler Roberts where she focuses on child-rearing, relationships, her art, multiple sclerosis, depression, and many other topics.
The Haunting Of Alejandra [Book Review], Amanda Boyer
The Haunting Of Alejandra [Book Review], Amanda Boyer
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This review explores V. Castro’s The Haunting of Alejandra as a powerful portrayal of postpartum depression and generational trauma through the lens of horror and magical realism. Drawing on personal experience, the review highlights how the novel offers an unflinching look at the emotional weight of motherhood and the lasting impact of inherited pain.
Dancing After Ten: A Graphic Memoir [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Dancing After Ten: A Graphic Memoir [Book Review], Jj Pionke
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
We follow Vivian Chong as she recovers from a rare medical condition, toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome (TENS), that covered her body in burns and left her both blind and deaf.
Make A Little Wave [Book Review], Mc Brickell
Make A Little Wave [Book Review], Mc Brickell
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Kerry O'Malley Cerra's Make a Little Wave is an engaging book about thirteen year old Savannah (Sav) who begins a campaign for shark conservation. Along the way, she learns what it means to be an activist and the strength it takes to stick up for an unpopular cause.
Cripping Girlhood [Book Review], Natalia Kapacinskas
Cripping Girlhood [Book Review], Natalia Kapacinskas
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This book studies representations of disabled girlhood in twenty-first century United States media, unpacking messages about care, nationalism, and futurity.
Hear Me [Book Review], Mc Brickell
Hear Me [Book Review], Mc Brickell
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
Hear Me by Kerry O'Malley Cerra is a middle grade novel about a twelve year old girl coming to terms with a hearing loss and fighting for her right to deny a cochlear implant surgery.
The Architecture Of Disability: Buildings, Cities, And Landscapes Beyond Access [Book Review], Shannon Marie Robinson
The Architecture Of Disability: Buildings, Cities, And Landscapes Beyond Access [Book Review], Shannon Marie Robinson
Disability in LIS (DisLIS)
This isn’t another critique of accessibility standards in design. Rather, Gissen revolutionizes approaches to architecture, public landscape, and urban planning by centering impairment, allowing for a radical interpretation of the historical built environment, and thereby provides a more inclusive approach to its future.