The indelible ink of the special stamp: an insider’s research essay on imprints and erasures
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01/01/2014
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Resumo |
The medical profession ascribes otherness to people with disabilities through diagnosis and expertism, which sets in motion discursive powers that oversee their exclusion through schooling and beyond. In this paper, I present a narrative pieced together from personal experiences of ducking and weaving the deficit discourse in ‘inclusive’ education, when seeking employment and in day-to-day family interaction as a person with severely impaired vision. This work builds on previous qualitative research I conducted in Queensland, Australia with a group of young people with impaired vision who attended an inclusive secondary school. I frame this discussion using Foucault’s conception of normalising judgement against the hegemony of normalcy, and consider that inclusion for people with disabilities is reminiscent of a haunting. Through this analysis, I demonstrate how my ideology is formed, and how it in turn shapes a research agenda geared toward seeking greater inclusion for young people with disabilities in schools. |
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eng |
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Routledge |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30062406/whitburn-indelibleink-2014.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2013.844097 |
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2013, Taylor & Francis |
Palavras-Chave | #inclusive education #critical disability studies #deficit discourse #narrative #normalising judgement #hauntology |
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Journal Article |