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Mad At School: Rhetorics Of Mental Disability And Academic Life (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
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A Very Important Study That Will Appeal To A Disability Studies Audience As Well As Scholars In Social Movements, Social Justice, Critical Pedagogy, Literacy Education, Professional Development For Disability And Learning Specialists In Access Centers And Student Counseling Centers, As Well As The Broader Domains Of Sociology And Education.Melanie Panitch, Ryerson UniversityAbleism Is Alive And Well In Higher Education. We Do Not Know How To Abandon The Myth Of The 'Pure (Ivory) Tower That Props Up And Is Propped Up By Ableist Ideology.' . . . Mad At School Is Thoroughly Researched And Pathbreaking. . . . The Author'S Presentation Of Her Own Experience With Mental Illness Is Woven Throughout The Text With Candor And Eloquence.Linda Ware, State University Of New York At Geneseomad At School Explores The Contested Boundaries Between Disability, Illness, And Mental Illness In The Setting Of U.S. Higher Education. Much Of The Research And Teaching Within Disability Studies Assumes A Disabled Body But A Rational And Energetic (An Agile) Mind. In Mad At School, Scholar And Disabilities Activist Margaret Price Asks: How Might Our Education Practices Change If We Understood Disability To Incorporate The Disabled Mind?Mental Disability (More Often Called Mental Illness) Is A Topic Of Fastgrowing Interest In All Spheres Of American Culture, Including Popular, Governmental, Aesthetic, And Academic. Mad At School Is A Close Study Of The Ways That Mental Disabilities Impact Academic Culture. Investigating Spaces Including Classrooms, Faculty Meeting Rooms, And Job Searches, Price Challenges Her Readers To Reconsider Longheld Values Of Academic Life, Including Productivity, Participation, Security, And Independence. Ultimately, She Argues That Academic Discourse Both Produces And Is Produced By A Tacitly Privileged Able Mind, And That U.S. Higher Education Would Benefit From Practices That Create A More Accessible Academic World.Mad At School Is The First Book To Use A Disabilitystudies Perspective To Focus Specifically On The Ways That Mental Disabilities Impact Academic Culture At Institutions Of Higher Education. Individual Chapters Examine The Language Used To Denote Mental Disability; The Role Of Participation And Presence In Student Learning; The Role Of Collegiality In Faculty Work; The Controversy Over Security And Free Speech That Has Arisen In The Wake Of Recent School Shootings; And The Marginalized Status Of Independent Scholars With Mental Disabilities.Margaret Price Is Associate Professor Of English At Spelman College.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Mad at School'? A: 'Mad at School' explores the impact of mental disabilities on academic culture in U.S. higher education, challenging traditional notions of disability and encouraging a more inclusive understanding of mental illness.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Mad at School'? A: The author of 'Mad at School' is Margaret Price, who is an Associate Professor of English at Spelman College.
- Q: What topics does 'Mad at School' cover? A: 'Mad at School' covers topics such as the language surrounding mental disability, participation in student learning, collegiality in faculty work, and the intersection of security and free speech in academic settings.
- Q: Is 'Mad at School' suitable for general readers? A: 'Mad at School' is primarily aimed at scholars and students in disability studies, sociology, and education, but it can also be insightful for general readers interested in mental health and academic life.
- Q: What is the binding type of 'Mad at School'? A: 'Mad at School' is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages does 'Mad at School' have? A: 'Mad at School' contains 293 pages.
- Q: When was 'Mad at School' published? A: 'Mad at School' was published on February 17, 2011.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: 'Mad at School' is listed as 'New' condition.
- Q: What are the key features of 'Mad at School'? A: 'Mad at School' is a used book in good condition that provides a thorough examination of mental disability in academic culture.
- Q: Does 'Mad at School' include any illustrations? A: 'Mad at School' is noted as an illustrated edition, which may include relevant visual content to support its themes.