Discourses of disabled peoples’ organisations: Foucault, Bourdieu and future perspectives

Blackmore, T and Hodgkins, S.L (2012) 'Discourses of disabled peoples’ organisations: Foucault, Bourdieu and future perspectives.' In: Goodley, D, Hughes, B and Davis, L, eds. Disability and social theory. Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 70-87. ISBN 9781349318230

Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137023001_5

Abstract

This chapter considers the discourses of disabled peoples’ organisations (DPOs). Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu, we explore the rise of the disabled people’s movement in recent history, the development of DPOs and their gradual colonisation, moving from a radical political and social movement to pseudo-government agents. Using notions of power and resistance from Foucault, and capital, field and habitus from Bourdieu, opportunities and challenges for DPOs are explored. These are critically considered in terms of the implications for the project of impairment-management, inclusion and the preservation of the cultures of disabled bodies, minds and identities.

Item Type:	Book Chapter or Section
Divisions:	School of Education
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2025 14:21
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2025 14:21
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/17109

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