Whose Disability (Studies)?

Disability Studies/Not Disability Studies

The growing interest in and increased visibility of the ® eld of Disability Studies raises questions about the ® eld’ s logical borders and valid dimensions. This essay looks to guiding principles from the ® eld itself as the basis for delineating a robust liberal arts-based inquiry into disability, distinct from traditional interventionist models. The former is described in this essay as Disab...

Disability Studies Quarterly

Whose voice? Whose choice? Whose power?

Coercion in psychiatry stems from the historic inequality between the psychiatrist and the person who is designated as the "patient," even though he/she may not have chosen this role, and may not see him/herself as needing psychiatric attention. The psychiatrist has the power to define an individual as mentally ill, and then to confine and treat the person based on that definition. The user/sur...

Whose Copy? Whose Rights?

This is the third installment in a series of editorials on the implications of open-access publishing for established publishing practices and stakeholders in scientifi c and medical research. T he questions, tensions, and social concerns surrounding copyright and the Internet are very different for scientifi c and medical literature than for other kinds of easily reproducible digital works. Pe...

Whose News? Whose Values?

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