Earth, Animal, and Disability Liberation : The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement

Anthony J. Nocella Ii

ISBN 10: 1433115069 / ISBN 13: 9781433115066

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang, 2012

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This provocative and groundbreaking book is the first of its kind to propose the concept of Eco-ability: the intersectionality of the ecological world, persons with disabilities, and nonhuman animals. Rooted in disability studies and rights, environmentalism, and animal advocacy, this book calls for a social justice theory and movement that dismantles constructed 'normalcy', ableism, speciesism, and ecological destruction while promoting mutual interdependence, collaboration, respect for difference, and inclusivity of our world. Eco-ability provides a positive, liberating, and empowering philosophy for educators and activists alike.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Earth, Animal, and Disability Liberation : The Rise of the Eco-Ability Movement
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433115069
• ISBN 13: 9781433115066
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 150H x 16D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 403 grams

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Synopsis

This provocative and groundbreaking book is the first of its kind to propose the concept of Eco-ability: the intersectionality of the ecological world, persons with disabilities, and nonhuman animals. Rooted in disability studies and rights, environmentalism, and animal advocacy, this book calls for a social justice theory and movement that dismantles constructed «normalcy», ableism, speciesism, and ecological destruction while promoting mutual interdependence, collaboration, respect for difference, and inclusivity of our world. Eco-ability provides a positive, liberating, and empowering philosophy for educators and activists alike.

About the Author

Anthony J. Nocella II, PhD, is Visiting Professor in the School of Education at Hamline University, and co-founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Critical Animal Studies.
Judy K. C. Bentley, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Foundations and Social Advocacy at the State University of New York and founding Editor-In-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Social Advocacy and Systems Change.
Janet M. Duncan, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Foundations and Social Advocacy at the State University of New York. She is widely published on international human rights and disability studies.