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ERIC Number: EJ776077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Oct
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-9556
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Narrative in a Nutshell: Sharing Hopes, Fears, and Dreams with Self-Advocates
Roets, Griet; Goodley, Dan; Van Hove, Geert
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v45 n5 p323-334 Oct 2007
The grand narrative of modernism is a dominating story with profound sociopolitical implications in the lives of people with the label of intellectual disabilities. In this article, we throw light on the life stories and interpretive theories of self-advocates, which usually remain hidden between the story-lines of life. Professionals in the field are being pressed to address self-advocates' existential challenges and move us, as theoretical allies, towards deeper conversations about disability theory. Here, we search for a useful theoretical framework to support the circulation of their wisdom and knowledge. We experiment with poststructuralist and feminist pointers and, in particular, some of the notions of Deleuze and Guattari's (1987) rhizome.
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044-7065. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aamr.allenpress.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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