ISBN:
9780822373520
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (241 pages)
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DDC:
305.908
Keywords:
Disabilities
;
People with disabilities
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Healing
;
Disabilities
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Introduction: writing a mosaic -- A note on reading this book: thinking about trigger warnings -- Brilliant imperfection: white pines -- Ideology of cure -- Birth -- Prayers, crystals, vitamins -- Beliefs about disability -- Overcoming disability -- Hope in motion -- Rebelling against cure -- The restoration of health -- Walking in the prairie -- Brilliant imperfection: twitches and tremors -- Violence of cure -- Defect -- At the center of cure lies eradication -- Personhood is a weapon -- Great turmoil -- Brilliant imperfection: maples -- In tandem with cure -- Cerebral palsy -- Reading diagnosis -- Disorder -- Antibiotics and acupuncture -- The price of diagnosis -- Useful, but to whom? -- Brilliant imperfection: stone -- Nuances of cure -- Wishing you less pain -- Wanting cure -- Birthmark -- Cautionary tale -- Body-mind yearning -- Yearning for the peeper pond -- Jostling my anti-cure politics -- Your suicide haunts me -- Brilliant imperfection: shells -- Structure of cure -- The medical-industrial complex -- A far-reaching network -- Troubled and troubling body-minds -- Variations on cure -- Skin lighteners and hot springs -- Brilliant imperfection: hermit crabs -- How cure works -- Cure just around the corner -- Charity events -- Shifting technologies -- A pharmaceutical history of eflornithine -- Brilliant imperfection: rolling -- At the center of cure -- Carrie Buck I: yearning -- Carrie Buck II: torrent of history -- Carrie Buck III: feebleminded -- Lives reduced to case files -- Living with monkey -- Schizophrenia -- Brilliant imperfection: Myrtle -- Moving through cure -- Choosing disability -- Airports and cornfields -- Interdependence -- Wanting a flat chest -- Gender identity disorder -- Claiming ourselves -- Brilliant imperfection: drag queen -- Impacts of cure -- Endless questions -- Ashley's father -- Resisting intelligence -- Feeling broken -- Being fixed -- Shame and pride -- Brilliant imperfection: survival notes -- Promise of cure -- Normal and natural -- Finding wholeness -- Gender transition -- Bullied -- A maze of contradictions -- Mama, what will you swear? -- Walking in the prairie again -- Brilliant imperfection: cycling.
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Writing a Mosaic -- A Note on Reading This Book: Thinking about Trigger Warnings -- Brilliant Imperfection: White Pines -- 1. Ideology of Cure -- Birth -- Prayers, Crystals, Vitamins -- Beliefs about Disability -- Overcoming Disability -- Hope in Motion -- Rebelling against Cure -- The Restoration of Health -- Walking in the Prairie -- Brilliant Imperfection: Twitches and Tremors -- 2. Violence of Cure -- Defect -- At the Center of Cure Lies Eradication -- Personhood Is a Weapon -- Great Turmoil -- Brilliant Imperfection: Maples -- 3. In Tandem with Cure -- Cerebral Palsy -- Reading Diagnosis -- Disorder -- Antibiotics and Acupuncture -- The Price of Diagnosis -- Useful, but to Whom? -- Brilliant Imperfection: Stone -- 4. Nuances of Cure -- Wishing You Less Pain -- Wanting Cure -- Birthmark -- Cautionary Tale -- Body-Mind Yearning -- Yearning for the Peeper Pond -- Jostling My Anti-Cure Politics -- Your Suicide Haunts Me -- Brilliant Imperfection: Shells -- 5. Structure of Cure -- The Medical-Industrial Complex -- A Far-Reaching Network -- Troubled and Troubling Body-Minds -- Variations on Cure -- Skin Lighteners and Hot Springs -- Brilliant Imperfection: Hermit Crabs -- 6. How Cure Works -- Cure Just around the Corner -- Charity Events -- Shifting Technologies -- A Pharmaceutical History of Eflornithine -- Brilliant Imperfection: Rolling -- 7. At the Center of Cure -- Carrie Buck I: Yearning -- Carrie Buck II: Torrent of History -- Carrie Buck III: Feebleminded -- Lives Reduced to Case Files -- Living with Monkey -- Schizophrenia -- Brilliant Imperfection: Myrtle -- 8. Moving through Cure -- Choosing Disability -- Airports and Cornfields -- Interdependence -- Wanting a Flat Chest -- Gender Identity Disorder -- Claiming Ourselves
Abstract:
Brilliant Imperfection: Drag Queen -- 9. Impacts of Cure -- Endless Questions -- Ashley's Father -- Resisting Intelligence -- Feeling Broken -- Being Fixed -- Shame and Pride -- Brilliant Imperfection: Survival Notes -- 10. Promise of Cure -- Normal and Natural -- Finding Wholeness -- Gender Transition -- Bullied -- A Maze of Contradictions -- Mama, What Will You Swear? -- Walking in the Prairie Again -- Brilliant Imperfection: Cycling -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
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