(Un)doing Diabetes: Representation, Disability, Culture

The 21st century insulin crisis provokes protest and political dialogue, but public conception of diabetes remains unchanged. (Un)doing Diabetes is the first collection of essays to use disability studies to explore representations of diabetes across a wide range of mediums, deconstructing assumptions the public commonly holds about diabetes and presenting counter-narratives created by community members. It will be of interest to scholars, activists, caregivers, and those living with diabetes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 22 January 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The 21st century insulin crisis continues to ignite protests and political discussions, yet the prevailing public perception of diabetes remains largely unaltered. The popular media often portrays diabetes as a condition solely linked to lifestyle choices, reinforcing societal stereotypes and misconceptions. In their groundbreaking volume (Un)doing Diabetes, the authors challenge these pervasive representations by destabilizing them, offering assertions that may initially seem counterintuitive to readers. (Un)doing Diabetes stands as the inaugural collection of essays that employs disability studies to examine the diverse portrayals of diabetes across various mediums, including Twitter, television, film, theater, fiction, fanfiction, fashion, and more. By adopting a disability studies perspective on diabetes, this book locates individual experiences of the condition within the broader historical and contemporary social contexts. Through the process of undoing diabetes, the authors dismantle the prevailing assumptions held by the public about the disease, while writers doing diabetes present alternative narratives crafted by community members to represent themselves. This comprehensive collection appeals to scholars, activists, caregivers, and individuals living with diabetes, offering valuable insights and perspectives on the multifaceted nature of this chronic condition.

Weight: 632g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030831097
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021