Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education by Jay T. Dolmage

2 reviews

courtneyfalling's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

3.0

This was okay, but I don't think it felt particularly radical or insightful about disability, accommodations, and ableism in higher ed, ironically because the perspectives of real, impacted students and faculty seemed missing. Also, even though it had a statement about accessibility in language and publication style early on, it still felt highly theoretical and dense in ways it didn't need to be, and the statement only highlighted and contradicted how I was actually experiencing the book's tone. I do think I would've liked it more had I read it in the first two years of Trump's presidency, closer to its original publication. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Bullying and Forced institutionalization

zombiezami's review

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

This book was so illuminating. However, I don't think the author succeeded in keeping his language accessible. A lot of it is quite academic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Xenophobia