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Disability, Queerness, and the Politics of Worth. Kim Andreassen thinks with

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12642909
AutoresKim Andreassen (0000-0002-1767-3813, Curtin University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen61
Número4
Páginas641-652
Fecha de publicación2025-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1440-7833 • E-ISSN: 1741-2978
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14407833251384704
OpenAlexW4417128914
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas14

David G. Beswick's 1970 article ‘Attitudes to taking human life’ holds an interesting place within sociological research and its content, when reinterpreted through the intersecting lenses of queer theory, critical disability studies and design justice principles, can provide a contemporary understanding of human life. Situated within a historical context of pathologisation and exclusion, the original study is interrogated for its normative assumptions, methodological limitations and ethical omissions, particularly its treatment of disability and absence of queer perspectives. This piece proposes a reimagining of the initial survey design and delivery in a manner that centres lived experience, challenges ableist and heteronormative framings, and affirms the dignity of marginalised communities. In doing so, it advocates for inclusive, participatory and trauma-informed approaches to sociological inquiry that honour historical legacies and future possibilities – and the hope that researchers will use the redesigned survey to understand current Australian attitudes towards killing

Context (archaeology · Critical theory · Dignity · Economic Justice · Honour · Normative · Politics · Queer · Situated · Disability Rights and Representation · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies