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Humanity as a Contested Concept: Relations between Disability and ‘Being Human’

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  • Paul van Trigt

    (Institute for History, Leiden University, The Netherlands)

  • Jacqueline Kool

    (Disability Studies in the Netherlands, The Netherlands)

  • Alice Schippers

    (Disability Studies in the Netherlands, The Netherlands, and Department of Medical Humanities, VU University Medical Centre, The Netherlands)

Abstract

This editorial presents the theme and approach of the themed issue “Humanity as a Contested Concept: Relations between Disability and ‘Being Human’”. The way in which the concept of humanity is or must be related to disability is critically investigated from different disciplinary perspectives in the themed issue, which is, moreover, situated in the field of disability studies and related to discussions about posthumanism. The argument is made that humanity is a concept that needs to be constantly reflected upon from a disability studies perspective. Finally, the contributions of the themed issue are briefly outlined.

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  • Paul van Trigt & Jacqueline Kool & Alice Schippers, 2016. "Humanity as a Contested Concept: Relations between Disability and ‘Being Human’," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 125-128.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:socinc:v4:y:2016:i:4:p:125-128
    DOI: 10.17645/si.v4i4.754
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    1. Paul van Trigt & Susan Legêne, 2016. "Writing Disability into Colonial Histories of Humanitarianism," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 188-196.
    2. Sofia Apostolidou & Jules Sturm, 2016. "Weighing Posthumanism: Fatness and Contested Humanity," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 150-159.
    3. Carolien Hermans, 2016. "Differences in Itself: Redefining Disability through Dance," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 160-167.
    4. Sofia Apostolidou & Jules Sturm, 2016. "Weighing Posthumanism: Fatness and Contested Humanity," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 150-159.
    5. Carolien Hermans, 2016. "Differences in Itself: Redefining Disability through Dance," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 160-167.
    6. Lieke Kuiper & Minne Bakker & Jacques van der Klink, 2016. "The Role of Human Values and Relations in the Employment of People with Work-Relevant Disabilities," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 176-187.
    7. Paul van Trigt & Susan Legêne, 2016. "Writing Disability into Colonial Histories of Humanitarianism," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 188-196.
    8. Gustaaf Bos & Doortje Kal, 2016. "The Value of Inequality," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 129-139.
    9. Gustaaf Bos & Doortje Kal, 2016. "The Value of Inequality," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 129-139.
    10. Lieke Kuiper & Minne Bakker & Jacques van der Klink, 2016. "The Role of Human Values and Relations in the Employment of People with Work-Relevant Disabilities," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(4), pages 176-187.
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