Systemic fibrosis : an intersectional feminist analysis of cystic fibrosis

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dc.contributor.advisor Krishnamurti, Sailaja, 1976-
dc.creator Schroeder, Miriam H.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-05T15:46:18Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-05T15:46:18Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/29949
dc.description 1 online resource (v, 105 pages)
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-105).
dc.description.abstract Systemic Fibrosis is about the social construction of cystic fibrosis (CF) and how the representation of this illness often excludes marginalized voices. To explore this, I draw on intersectional feminist theory to demonstrate the lack of diversity in literature, media, and medical representations of CF, particularly with regards to race, gender, sexuality, disability/illness and class. It begins with an introduction to cystic fibrosis and the prevailing images of this illness. Chapter Two provides a literature review that explores how race is represented in medical research on CF, the sociological depiction of illness, and some examples of feminist interventions around illness and disability. In Chapter Three, I discuss intersectional feminist theory, disability studies, queer theory, critical race theory and disability justice as key frameworks for my study. In Chapters Four and Five, I examine some significant representations of CF and illness through an intersectional feminist lens. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcsh Cystic fibrosis
dc.subject.lcsh Social constructionism
dc.subject.lcsh Feminist theory
dc.subject.lcsh Feminist criticism
dc.title Systemic fibrosis : an intersectional feminist analysis of cystic fibrosis en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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