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2. 1. Outsiders and Others : Queer Friendships in Novels by Hermann Hesse

   Author : Oscar von Seth; Claudia Lindén; Jack Halberstam; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hermann Hesse; Peter Camenzind; Der Steppenwolf; outsiderness; otherness; queer friendship; homoeroticism; nonconformism; homosexuality; bisexuality; Bildungsroman; romantic friendship; heterosexual ambivalence; disability; animality; gender; Kritisk kulturteori; Critical and Cultural Theory; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores how characters who embody outsiderness and/or otherness intersect with and connote queerness—such as, for instance, homoeroticism and nonconformism—in the novels Peter Camenzind (1904) and Der Steppenwolf (1927) by German-language author Hermann Hesse (1877–1962).In most of Hesse’s novels, the narrative revolves around a male protagonist who is characterized as an outsider. READ MORE

4. 2. Creative Disability Classification Systems : The case of Greece, 1990-2015

   Author : Antonia Pavli; Vasilis Galis; Berth Danermark; Myriam Winance; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; classification system; statistics; medicalization; disability movement; disability fraud; corporatism; economic crisis; STS; disability theory; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

   Abstract : Disability classification systems belong to the core of states’ social/disability policies through which persons with disabilities are classified as eligible or ineligible for having access to disability allowances. The study of disability classification systems has stimulated the interest of several scholars from the broader area of disability studies. READ MORE

5. 3. Functioning and disability in adults with hearing loss : the preparatory studies in the ICF Core sets for hearing loss project

   Author : Sarah Granberg; Berth Danermark; Kerstin Möller; Claes Möller; Jerome Bickenbach; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hearing loss; adults; ICF; classification; functioning; disability; linking; Handikappvetenskap; Disability Science;

   Abstract : Hearing loss (HL) is a health condition that affects more than 360 million people worldwide. The findings from previous research point at the adverse relationship between adults with hearing loss and important aspects of everyday life such as social relations, communication and work-related tasks. READ MORE

6. 4. After Inclusion : Intellectual Disability as Biopolitics

   Author : Niklas Altermark; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intellectual disability; disability studies; biopolitics; Foucault; Butler; crip theory; inclusion; inclusion exclusion;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines contemporary politics targeting people with intellectual disabilities. Since this group first emerged, under labels such as ‘idiocy’ and ‘mental deficiency’, around the turn of the 20th century, its members have been seen as lacking the capacities necessary for citizenship and full societal belonging. READ MORE

7. 5. Postponed Plans : Prospective Memory and Intellectual Disability

   Author : Anna Levén; Björn Lyxell; Annika Dahlgren-Sandberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pprospective memory; intellectual disability; working memory; episodic memory; time perception; Prospektivt minne; utvecklingsstörning; arbetsminne; episodiskt minne; tidsuppfattning; Disability research; Handikappsforskning;

   Abstract : Avhandlingen handlar om prospektivt minne (PM) hos personer med utvecklingsstörning. PM syftar på att formulera intentioner och genomföra dessa någon gång i framtiden, antingen inom en definierad tidsram eller i samband med en specifik händelse.Frågeställningar:1. READ MORE