Ableist Rhetoric

Examines the rhetorical practices that generate and sustain discrimination against disabled people. Demonstrates how ableist values, knowledge, and ways of seeing pervade Western culture and influence social institutions such as law, sport, and religion.

Ableismul, o forma de discriminare care ridica corpurile „capabile” peste cele percepute ca fiind mai putin capabile, ramane una dintre cele mai raspandite domenii de discriminare sistematica si explicita din cultura occidentala. Totusi, spre deosebire de corpul substantial al lucrarilor stiintifice referitoare la rasism, sexism, clasism si heterosexism, abilitatea ramane subteorizata si subexpusa.