Disability in Africa: Inclusion, Care, and the Ethics of Humanity

doi:10.1017/9781787446717

Exploring issues of disability culture, activism, and policy across the African continent, this volume argues for the recognition of African disability studies as an important and emerging interdisciplinary field.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Dedication
pp v-vi
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Contents
pp vii-x
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Part One - Introducing the Field
pp xi-xii
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1 - Africanizing Disability: Toward an Articulation of African Disability Studies
pp 1-46
- By Toyin Falola, Nic Hamel
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2 - Disability Studies: A Disciplinary Overview
pp 47-72
- By Toyin Falola, Anna Lee Carothers, Nic Hamel
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Part Two - Theorizing Disability in Africa
pp 73-74
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3 - An African Ethics of Social Well-Being: Understanding Disability and Public Health
pp 75-90
- By Maria Berghs
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4 - Rethinking African Disability Studies: From the Cultural-Deficit Model to a Socioeconomic Perspective
pp 91-114
- By Fikru Negash Gebrekidan
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5 - Disability in Africa: A Cultural/Religious Perspective
pp 115-136
- By Mary Nyangweso
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6 - Disability and Cultural Meaning Making in Africa
pp 137-158
- By Kathryn Linn Geurts
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Part Three - Representation and Cultural Expressions
pp 159-160
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7 - Disfiguration, Trauma, and Disability: Reclaiming the Body and the Case against Prosthetics
pp 161-184
- By Ernest Cole
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8 - Paradoxical Dramaturgies: Disability, Ritual, and Resistance in the Plays of Wole Soyinka
pp 185-208
- By Nic Hamel
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9 - Demonizing Madness: Mental Disorders as Deus Ex Machina in Nollywood Movies
pp 209-227
- By Kolawole Olaiya
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10 - Masculinity, Disability, and Empire in J.M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians
pp 228-238
- By Saloua Ali Ben Zahra
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Part Four - Education, Community, and Caregiving
pp 239-240
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11 - Addressing Poverty and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fostering Inclusive Education of Children with Disabilities
pp 241-254
- By Serges Djoyou Kamga
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12 - Inclusive Education and Cultural Relevance in East Africa
pp 255-285
- By Angi Stone-MacDonald, Ozden H. Pinar-Irmak
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13 - Youth, Women, and Disability in Africa: Economic Empowerment and Community Strategies to Leave No One Behind
pp 286-305
- By Ntombekhaya Tshabalala, Elizabeth Ladjer Bibi Agbettor, Theresa Lorenzo
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14 - Caregiving and Support in African Context: A Personal Perspective
pp 306-316
- By Frances Emily Owusu-Ansah
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Part Five - Activism and Barriers to Inclusion
pp 317-318
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15 - So That the Stew Reaches Everybody: Women’s Negotiations of Leadership and Power in Ghana’s DPO’s
pp 319-342
- By Denise M. Nepveux
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16 - Disability Policy, Movement Activism, and the Nonenforcement of a Disability Act: The Case of Ghana
pp 343-360
- By Emmanuel Sackey
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17 - Students with Disabilities’ Lack of Opportunity for Sport and Recreational Activities: The Case of South African Universities
pp 361-388
- By Desire Chiwandire
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18 - Rehabilitation and the Realization of Disability Rights
pp 389-404
- By Serges Djoyou Kamga
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Conclusion: A Research Agenda for African Disability Studies
pp 405-422
- By Anna Lee Carothers, Toyin Falola
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Selected Bibliography
pp 423-424
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Notes on Contributors
pp 425-430
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Index
pp 431-439
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