Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Part One. Introducing the Field
4. 1. Africanizing Disability: Toward an Articulation of African Disability Studies 1
5. 2. Disability Studies: A Disciplinary Overview 47
6. Part Two. Theorizing Disability in Africa
7. 3. An African Ethics of Social Well-Being: Understanding Disability and Public Health 75
8. 4. Rethinking African Disability Studies: From the Cultural-Deficit Model to a Socioeconomic Perspective 91
9. 5. Disability in Africa: A Cultural/Religious Perspective 115
10. 6. Disability and Cultural Meaning Making in Africa 137
11. Part Three. Representation and Cultural Expressions
12. 7. Disfiguration, Trauma, and Disability: Reclaiming the Body and the Case against Prosthetics 161
13. 8. Paradoxical Dramaturgies: Disability, Ritual, and Resistance in the Plays of Wole Soyinka 185
14. 9. Demonizing Madness: Mental Disorders as Deus Ex Machina in Nollywood Movies 209
15. 10. Masculinity, Disability, and Empire in J.M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians 228
16. Part Four. Education, Community, and Caregiving
17. 11. Addressing Poverty and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fostering Inclusive Education of Children with Disabilities 241
18. 12. Inclusive Education and Cultural Relevance in East Africa 255
19. 13. Youth, Women, and Disability in Africa: Economic Empowerment and Community Strategies to Leave No One Behind 286
20. 14. Caregiving and Support in African Context: A Personal Perspective 306
21. Part Five. Activism and Barriers to Inclusion
22. 15. So That the Stew Reaches Everybody: Women’s Negotiations of Leadership and Power in Ghana’s DPO’s 319
23. 16. Disability Policy, Movement Activism, and the Nonenforcement of a Disability Act: The Case of Ghana 343
24. 17. Students with Disabilities’ Lack of Opportunity for Sport and Recreational Activities: The Case of South African Universities 361
25. 18. Rehabilitation and the Realization of Disability Rights 389
26. Conclusion: A Research Agenda for African Disability Studies 405
27. Selected Bibliography 423
28. Contributors 425
29. Index 431