Introduction: Being 'different' in academia / Nicole Brown -- Part 1. Ways of knowing : A leg to stand on: irony, autoethnography and ableism in the academy / Laura L. Ellingson -- "There's no place for emotions in academia": experiences of the neoliberal academy as a disabled scholar / Angharad Butler-Rees -- Embodiment and authenticity: how embodied research might shed light on experiences of disability and chronic illness / Jennifer Leigh -- What's in a word? Rephrasing and reframing disability / Sharon Smith -- Intermezzo -- Part 2. Lived experiences : Colour blindness in academia: the challenges of an invisible impairment / Oliver Daddow -- Stammering in academia: voice in the management of self and others / Robert H. Mann and Bryan C. Clift -- Losing my voice (physically and metaphorically) / Jeanee Barczewska -- Deafness and hearing loss in higher education / Nicole Brown -- Living with collagenous colitis as a busy academic: chronic illness and the intersection of age and gender inequality / Rosalind Janssen -- Three cheers for Access to Work partnership: two cheers for Two Ticks and one question about a university-wide self-disclosure scheme / Chris Mounsey and Stan Booth -- "I'm not saying this to be petty": reflections on making disability visible while teaching / Emma Sheppard -- #AutisticsInAcademia / Chloe Farahar and Annette Foster -- "I've always wanted to be a nurse ...": challenging academic ableist assumptions / Jo Sullivan -- Ableism in music academicism / Ben Lunn -- Teaching with and supporting teachers with dyslexia in higher education / Jennifer Hiscock and Jennifer Leigh -- Depressed academics: building a group blog community / Mikael Vejdemo- Johansson and Ian P. Gent -- Cancer, bereavement and work / Nicola Martin -- Invisible disabilities and (re)negotiating identity: life after major traumatic injury / Clare Lewis -- Conclusion: Disability imaginary of the future / Nicole Brown.
Summary:
Embedded in personal experiences, this collection explores ableism in academia. Through theoretical lenses including autobiography, autoethnography, embodiment, body work and emotional labour, contributors explore being 'othered' in academia and provide practical examples to develop inclusive universities and a less ableist environment
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