DisCrit—Disability Studies and Critical Race Theory in Education

by David J. Connor (Editor), Beth A. Ferri, Subini Ancy Annamma

This groundbreaking volume brings together major figures in Disability Studies in Education (DSE) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore some of today’s most important issues in education. Scholars examine the achievement/opportunity gaps from both historical and contemporary perspectives, as well as the overrepresentation of minority students in special education and the school-to-prison pipeline. Chapters also address school reform and the impact on students based on race, class, and dis/ability and the capacity of law and policy to include (and exclude). Readers will discover how some students are included (and excluded) within schools and society, why some citizens are afforded expanded (or limited) opportunities in life, and who moves up in the world and who is trapped at the “bottom of the well.”

Contributors: D.L. Adams, Susan Baglieri, Stephen J. Ball, Alicia Broderick, Kathleen M. Collins, Nirmala Erevelles, Edward Fergus, Zanita E. Fenton, David Gillborn, Kris Guitiérrez, Kathleen A. King Thorius, Elizabeth Kozleski, Zeus Leonardo, Claustina Mahon-Reynolds, Elizabeth Mendoza, Christina Paguyo, Laurence Parker, Nicola Rollock, Paolo Tan, Sally Tomlinson, and Carol Vincent

“With a stunning set of authors, this book provokes outrage and possibility at the rich intersection of critical race, class, and disability studies, refracting back on educational policy and practices, inequities and exclusions but marking also spaces for solidarities. This volume is a must-read for preservice, and long-term educators, as the fault lines of race, (dis)ability, and class meet in the belly of educational reform movements and educational justice struggles.”

—Michelle Fine, distinguished professor of Critical Psychology and Urban Education, The Graduate Center, CUNY

“Offers those who sincerely seek to better understand the complexity of the intersection of race/ethnicity, dis/ability, social class, and gender a stimulating read that sheds new light on the root of some of our long-standing societal and educational inequities.”
—Wanda J. Blanchett, distinguished professor and dean, Rutgers University, Graduate School of Education

Genres: Disability, Education, Disability Studies, Race, History, Nonfiction

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 30, 2015

Reviews

[Amber + Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not all of the chapters were read as this was used in a college level course. Each chapter or article does a great job of showing the intersectional lenses associated with disability. The first article does a great job of explaining the tenants of DisCrit and introduces readers to how race plays a role in disability.

There are some topics which are present that I assume have been touched on in the second book.

[Mills College Library]

371.9 D6117 2016

[Jess]

I picked this up only to read the first chapter, which had exactly the information I was looking for!

No rating because I'm not going to read the rest at this time. Reviewing to remind myself I've looked at this.