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feministy's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
I really enjoyed this multidisciplinary work, truly.
It was largely written prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, but the (not a) conclusion touches in the impact of COVID-19 on Black and disabled communities.
Overall this was a thoughtful work. It isn't academic in nature and is a fairly accessible read, but you can tell it was written by an academic in how the book is structured. It's not a bad thing, but it's not everyone's jam and it does make it a bit harder to read in spite of the language and ideas being decently accessible.
It was largely written prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, but the (not a) conclusion touches in the impact of COVID-19 on Black and disabled communities.
Overall this was a thoughtful work. It isn't academic in nature and is a fairly accessible read, but you can tell it was written by an academic in how the book is structured. It's not a bad thing, but it's not everyone's jam and it does make it a bit harder to read in spite of the language and ideas being decently accessible.
courtneyfalling's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
I love how this book approaches disabled identification and archival studies. This is accessible but interesting and informative scholarship and I look forward to continuing to reference it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Slavery
philip_bonanno's review
informative
4.75
Really good and informative! I LOVED the first two chapters and the praxis interludes
ecn's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this book but would have loved it if it wasn’t so heavy in the way it was written. I also think if the book had a generally less-academic style of writing it would have been A LOT more accessible. I found my eyes glazing over after a few paragraphs so I really needed to focus the whole time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Confinement, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Violence, Grief, Genocide, Racism, Torture, and Medical content
jenna_smuszkiewicz's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I learned new things about the past and present about Black disability politics. I want to use these lessons in the future. I want to get more involved with social justice work and ensure it is accessible. One critique is that Schalk repeated herself a lot in her writing. So, I felt that the book could have been pared down a bit. But, it wasn't too distracting. Still, there were a lot of great things in this book. To know about the past, analyze my research work, and take into social justice work.