Creating alternative and demedicalized spaces: Testimonial narrative on disability, culture, and racialization

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 79-98

  Dossa, Parin ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Citizenship and entitlements; Disability; Narrative moments; Racialized women; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849140184     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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