By Being Human: A Collaborative Self-Study of Intersectional and Emotional Disability Narratives

• In Event: By Being Human: Disability Studies Intersections Narrative Research

Abstract

Grappling with the relationship between dis/ability and emotion narrative inquiry, the authors’ autoethnography asks, “What is the relationship between dis/ability and emotion narrative inquiry utilizing Disability Studies in Education (DSE) and how are intersections of dis/ability navigated through cultural-historical, policy and professional intersections? Our voices illuminate: 1) master narratives impacting self, 2) how dis/abled women of color elevate dignity and spiritual practices subverting and speak-back to master narratives, 3) emotional impact of Learning Disability labeling, 4) forms of epistemic and personal experiences at various institutions of higher education, and 5) the liberatory practices co-created with students concerning disability identity within higher education. This collaboration contributes to theorizing critical emotion praxis friendship within diverse positionalities in DSE.

Authors

• Laurie Gutmann Kahn, Moravian College

• Lisa Boskovich, Thompson Policy Institute

• Mercedes Adell Cannon, Indiana University - Indianapolis

• David Isaac Hernandez-Saca, University of Northern Iowa

• Emily A. Nusbaum, Mills College