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Loading... Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure (edition 2017)by Eli Clare (Author)In this (dare I say) brilliant book, author Eli Clare examines the notion of "cure"--"the deeply held belief that body-minds considered broken need to be fixed" (back cover)--in the context of queer and disability theory. Well-written, relatable, and not too hard to read, despite the heavy subject matter. This was so, so, so fucking good. Clare does so much in such little space, drawing all these narratives and ways of thinking together, and it's so challenging to think about cure alongside all the tensions he highlights. He also delves into so many areas of thought to pull it all together--obviously disability studies and crip theory, but also environmental studies and history and all of it is so thoughtful and written with so much obvious care. I'm going to be chewing on this book for a long time, and definitely need a copy of my own so I can return to it as frequently as I want. It's also a book I want to share with so many other people. Just so, so good (and might be available through your local public library system--the copy I read was!) |
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