Chronic Pain, BDSM and Crip Time

This book examines the lived experience of chronic pain and fatigue for people who live with chronic pain and disabilities,interweaving narratives with critical disability studies theory to expose normative assumptions about pain and recovery. It is of interest to academics and students in disability studies, critical disability studies, crip theory, medical sociology, sexuality, and embodiment studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 108 pages
Publication date: 14 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a groundbreaking exploration of the lived experience of chronic pain, offering a critical examination of the field through the lens of disability studies. By engaging with and making substantial contributions to crip theory and the concept of 'crip time,' it sheds light on the complexities and nuances of pain and fatigue experienced by individuals living with chronic conditions. Through in-depth, detailed interviews interwoven with cutting-edge theoretical insights, the book demonstrates that our understanding of chronic pain is incomplete without a critical disability studies approach. By conceptualizing the concept of 'crip time' through the narratives of participants who live with chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and varying disabilities, the book exposes the normative, ableist assumptions underlying how pain and notions of cure and recovery are understood. This book is of immense interest to academics and students engaged in the fields of disability studies, critical disability studies, crip theory, medical sociology, sexuality, and studies of embodiment, corporeality, and temporality more broadly. It provides valuable insights and perspectives that challenge prevailing notions and promote a more inclusive and empathetic understanding of the experiences of those living with chronic pain.

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367438821