Christine Peta
Biographic Data
| ID | 1445827 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Peta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Peta |
| SIGNATURE | PETA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6103-3987 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Yes! We are girls with disabilities and Yes! We can represent ourselves in policy dialogue
This paper is located within a critical feminist disability studies theoretical framework. It aims to illuminate the significant contribution made by girls with disabilities during the process of drawing up the National Disability Policy for Zimbabwe. A purposive sampling approach was used to select participants, and focus group and plenary discussions were held to generate data, with a thematic analysis approach used to analyse data. Several the…
So from Here Where Do We Go? A Focus on the Sexuality of Women with Disabilities in Africa: A Narrative Review
Deafening silence on a vital issue: The World Health Organization has ignored the sexuality of persons with disabilities
In 2016, the World Health Organization, through the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology Initiative, issued the Priority Assistive Products List which is meant to be a guide to member states of the 50 assistive products needed for a basic health care and/or social welfare system; it is also a model from which nations can develop their national priority assistive products lists. The aim of this opinion paper is to share my views about the Pr…
Facilitating the voice of disabled women: The biographic narrative interpretive method (BNIM) in action
This paper demonstrates that bringing the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method (BNIM) to disability studies, under a qualitative narrative approach, promises to further develop the field. The article shows the effectiveness of the interviewing techniques of the method in facilitating the voice of marginalised minority groups and in particular disabled women. The approach supports inclusive research which goes beyond the practice of classifyin…
Disability is not asexuality: The childbearing experiences and aspirations of women with disability in Zimbabwe
The aim of this article is to elucidate the childbearing experiences and aspirations of women with disability in Zimbabwe. The paper draws from a qualitative narrative study conducted by researchers at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, which explored the experiences of sexuality of disabled women in Zimbabwe and which used the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method to generate data. In part, the study revealed that disabled women often…
We are Not Asexual Beings: Disabled Women in Zimbabwe Talk About Their Active Sexuality
Voices from the periphery: A narrative study of the experiences of sexuality of disabled women in Zimbabwe
This article forms part of a larger biographical narrative study in which the experiences of sexuality of 16 Shona women with disability in Zimbabwe were explored. The purpose of this article is to use a single case, that of Tsitsi,to illuminate the intersectional nature of her experiences of sexuality. Her narrative is robust in illuminating the confluence of four themes found to be common across all the narratives of the larger study: 1) disreg…
Voices from the periphery: A narrative study of the experiences of sexuality of disabled women in Zimbabwe
This article forms part of a larger biographical narrative study in which the experiences of sexuality of 16 Shona women with disability in Zimbabwe were explored. The purpose of this article is to use a single case, that of Tsitsi,to illuminate the intersectional nature of her experiences of sexuality. Her narrative is robust in illuminating the confluence of four themes found to be common across all the narratives of the larger study: 1) disreg…
Disability is not asexuality: The childbearing experiences and aspirations of women with disability in Zimbabwe
The aim of this article is to elucidate the childbearing experiences and aspirations of women with disability in Zimbabwe. The paper draws from a qualitative narrative study conducted by researchers at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, which explored the experiences of sexuality of disabled women in Zimbabwe and which used the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method to generate data. In part, the study revealed that disabled women often…
Facilitating the voice of disabled women: The biographic narrative interpretive method (BNIM) in action
This paper demonstrates that bringing the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method (BNIM) to disability studies, under a qualitative narrative approach, promises to further develop the field. The article shows the effectiveness of the interviewing techniques of the method in facilitating the voice of marginalised minority groups and in particular disabled women. The approach supports inclusive research which goes beyond the practice of classifyin…
We are Not Asexual Beings: Disabled Women in Zimbabwe Talk About Their Active Sexuality
Voices from the periphery: A narrative study of the experiences of sexuality of disabled women in Zimbabwe
This article forms part of a larger biographical narrative study in which the experiences of sexuality of 16 Shona women with disability in Zimbabwe were explored. The purpose of this article is to use a single case, that of Tsitsi,to illuminate the intersectional nature of her experiences of sexuality. Her narrative is robust in illuminating the confluence of four themes found to be common across all the narratives of the larger study: 1) disreg…
We are Not Asexual Beings: Disabled Women in Zimbabwe Talk About Their Active Sexuality
Disability is not asexuality: The childbearing experiences and aspirations of women with disability in Zimbabwe
The aim of this article is to elucidate the childbearing experiences and aspirations of women with disability in Zimbabwe. The paper draws from a qualitative narrative study conducted by researchers at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, which explored the experiences of sexuality of disabled women in Zimbabwe and which used the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method to generate data. In part, the study revealed that disabled women often…
Deafening silence on a vital issue: The World Health Organization has ignored the sexuality of persons with disabilities
In 2016, the World Health Organization, through the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology Initiative, issued the Priority Assistive Products List which is meant to be a guide to member states of the 50 assistive products needed for a basic health care and/or social welfare system; it is also a model from which nations can develop their national priority assistive products lists. The aim of this opinion paper is to share my views about the Pr…
Facilitating the voice of disabled women: The biographic narrative interpretive method (BNIM) in action
This paper demonstrates that bringing the Biographic Narrative Interpretive Method (BNIM) to disability studies, under a qualitative narrative approach, promises to further develop the field. The article shows the effectiveness of the interviewing techniques of the method in facilitating the voice of marginalised minority groups and in particular disabled women. The approach supports inclusive research which goes beyond the practice of classifyin…
So from Here Where Do We Go? A Focus on the Sexuality of Women with Disabilities in Africa: A Narrative Review
Yes! We are girls with disabilities and Yes! We can represent ourselves in policy dialogue
This paper is located within a critical feminist disability studies theoretical framework. It aims to illuminate the significant contribution made by girls with disabilities during the process of drawing up the National Disability Policy for Zimbabwe. A purposive sampling approach was used to select participants, and focus group and plenary discussions were held to generate data, with a thematic analysis approach used to analyse data. Several the…
Disability Rights and Representation (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Human sexuality (4 works) · Narrative (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (3 works) · Population (3 works)