Kitchin, Rob (1998) 'Out of Place', 'Knowing One's Place': Space, power and the exclusion of disabled people. Disability & Society, 13 (3). pp. 343-356. ISSN 0968-7599
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Abstract
Disabled people are marginalised and excluded from 'mainstream' society. In
general, our understanding of the processes of exclusion is grounded in time and history. In
this paper, it is argued that space, as well as time, is instrumental in reproducing and
sustaining disablist practices. Disability has distinct spatialities that work to exclude and
oppress disabled people. Spaces are currently organised to keep disabled people 'in their
place' and 'written' to convey to disabled people that they are 'out of place' . Furthermore,
social relations currently work to spatially isolate and marginalise disabled people and their
carers. Disability is spatially, as well as socially, constructed. It is contended that an
understanding of society's reaction to, and the experiences of, disability should be framed
within an approach that combines a spatialised political economy with social constructivism.
Unlike neo-Marxist approaches this approach is centred on notions of power rather
than capital. Using this approach, the spatialities of disability are explored.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | The final and definitive form of this article, the Version of Record, has been published in the Disability & Society [1998] [copyright Taylor & Francis], available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/ DOI:10.1080/09687599826678 |
Keywords: | Space; Power; Exclusion; Disability; Society; Spatial construction; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > National Institute for Regional and Spatial analysis, NIRSA |
Item ID: | 3924 |
Depositing User: | Prof. Rob Kitchin |
Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2012 15:16 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Disability & Society |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/3924 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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