South Asia and disability studies : redefining boundaries and extending horizons /
Series: Disability studies in education, . vol. 15 Published by : Peter Lang, (New York :) Physical details: xviii, 311 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN:9781433119101 (pbk.).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ch. 1 South Asia and Disability Studies: Time For A Conversation / Maya Kalyanpur -- ch. 2 Charting the Landscape of Disability Studies in South Asia / Shridevi Rao --
SECTION II SOUTH ASIA DISABILITY POLICY -- ch. 3 Mind the Gap: Special Education Policy and Practice in India in the Context of Globalization / Maya Kalyanpur -- ch. 4 The Terrain of Disability Law in Sri Lanka: Obstacles and Possibilities for Change / Fiona Kumari Campbell -- ch. 5 Gender Sensitivity in Disability Initiatives: Perspectives on South Asia / Chitra Gurung -- SECTION III UNDERSTANDING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF DISABILITY IN SOUTH ASIA -- ch. 6 Studying Responses to Disability in South Asian Histories: Approaches Personal, Prakrital and Pragmatical / M. Miles -- Addendum in 2013 to Chapter 6 / M. Miles -- ch. 7 Corporeality and Culture: Theorizing Difference in the South Asian Context / Shilpaa Anand -- ch. 8 Colloquial Language and Disability: Local Contexts and Implications for Inclusion / Shridevi Rao -- SECTION IV IDENTITY AND CONSTRUCTIONS OF DISABILITY IN SOUTH ASIA -- ch. 9 Disability, Gender and Education: Exploring the Impact of Education on the Lives of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan / Nidhi Singal -- ch. 10 "Just a Member of the Neighborhood": Bengali Mothers' Efforts to Facilitate Inclusion for Their Children With Disabilities within Local Communities / Shridevi Rao -- ch. 11 Disability and Modernity: Bringing Disability Studies to Literary Research in India / Shilpaa Anand -- ch. 12 Body, Behavior, Boundaries, and Belonging: Disability in Contemporary Bollywood Films / Shridevi Rao --
SECTION V CONCLUSION -- ch. 13 Conclusion / Maya Kalyanpur.
Situated in an interdisciplinary perspective that spans areas such as cultural studies, law, disability studies in education, sociology, and historiography, South Asia and Disability Studies presents a rich and complex understanding of the disability experience in South Asia.
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