Shubhangi Vaidya
Biographic Data
| ID | 3637956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shubhangi Vaidya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shubhangi |
| FAMILY NAME | Vaidya |
| SIGNATURE | VAIDYA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India by Michele Friedner
Reviewed by: Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India by Michele Friedner Shubhangi Vaidya Michele Friedner, Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2015. 196 pp. Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India is an important contribution to the growing corpus of literature on disability in India and underscores the need to engage with multiple subjectivities and disability experiences. It narrates the stories of young deaf Ind…
Women with Disability and Reproductive Rights
This article examines the experiences of disabled women in the context of sexuality and motherhood. Disability is a highly stigmatised identity and women with disability are viewed as asexual, dependent, in need of care, and therefore incapable of performing the culturally approved ‘womanly’ role of a sexual partner and nurturing mother. This article cites a range of cross-cultural studies that demonstrate how disabled women engage with sexuality…
Exploring Constructs of Intellectual Disability and Personhood in Haryana and Delhi
Intellectual disability is one of the least researched areas in social science inquiry. This paper traces the complex interplay between the concepts of intellectual disability, gender and personhood. It outlines the socio-historical and cross-cultural variability of intellectual disability, and its connections with class, urbanisation and modernisation. Based on ethnographic material on the disabled in Delhi and the neighbouring state of Haryana,…
Exploring Constructs of Intellectual Disability and Personhood in Haryana and Delhi
Intellectual disability is one of the least researched areas in social science inquiry. This paper traces the complex interplay between the concepts of intellectual disability, gender and personhood. It outlines the socio-historical and cross-cultural variability of intellectual disability, and its connections with class, urbanisation and modernisation. Based on ethnographic material on the disabled in Delhi and the neighbouring state of Haryana,…
Exploring Constructs of Intellectual Disability and Personhood in Haryana and Delhi
Intellectual disability is one of the least researched areas in social science inquiry. This paper traces the complex interplay between the concepts of intellectual disability, gender and personhood. It outlines the socio-historical and cross-cultural variability of intellectual disability, and its connections with class, urbanisation and modernisation. Based on ethnographic material on the disabled in Delhi and the neighbouring state of Haryana,…
Women with Disability and Reproductive Rights
This article examines the experiences of disabled women in the context of sexuality and motherhood. Disability is a highly stigmatised identity and women with disability are viewed as asexual, dependent, in need of care, and therefore incapable of performing the culturally approved ‘womanly’ role of a sexual partner and nurturing mother. This article cites a range of cross-cultural studies that demonstrate how disabled women engage with sexuality…
Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India by Michele Friedner
Reviewed by: Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India by Michele Friedner Shubhangi Vaidya Michele Friedner, Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2015. 196 pp. Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India is an important contribution to the growing corpus of literature on disability in India and underscores the need to engage with multiple subjectivities and disability experiences. It narrates the stories of young deaf Ind…
Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Intellectual disability (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Negotiation (2 works) · Personhood (2 works)