Disability the Environment and Colonialism

Drawing on contemporary and historic literary and media examples of Western colonialism and Anglophone writings Disability the Environment and Colonialism traces how the perverse nature of colonialism continues to dominate the globe today. The editor and contributors provide a careful analysis of the intersection of disability the environment and colonialism to understand issues such as eco-ableism environmental degradation homogenized approaches to environmentalism and climate change. They also look at the body as a site of colonial oppression and environmental exploitation. Contributors: Holly Caldwell Matthew J. C. Cella John Gulledge Memona Hossain Nancy J. Hirschmann Iain Hutchison Andrew B. Jenks Suha Kudsieh Gordon M. Sayre Jessica A. Schwartz Anna Stenning Aubrey Tang Alice Wexler and the editor. Language: English