Devva Kasnitz, PhD Devvaco Consulting,1614 D St. Eureka, CA 95501-2345 -- devva@earthlink.net or devvaco@gmail.com Adj Professor, City University of New York—School of Professional Studies—Disability Studies Text: 510-206-5767, She/Her/Hers From: The Disability-Research Discussion List <DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of Tsitsi Chataika Sent: Monday, November 29, 2021 1:56 PM To: DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Reminder of the pending deadline for call of book chapters abstract Dear colleagues Greetings. This is a reminder of the call for book chapters abstracts that are due on 01 Dec 2021. We are extending the call to 05 December 2021 just in case some did not have enough time to write the abstract. We know that you are busy people. Thank you to all those who have already submitted their abstracts. This is much appreciated. The diversity of abstracts are interesting. We are looking forward to receiving more abstracts on or before 05 December 2021. Please find the call below: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Proposed Book Title: The Handbook of Postcolonial Disability Studies Editors: Tsitsi Chataika and Dan Goodley Publisher: Routledge Postcolonial studies is a dynamic discipline, dealing with non-Western countries and their cultures, which fall within the scope of cultural studies. This critical approach, underpinned by critical disability studies, refers to a set of theoretical attitudes which analyse the colonial discourse with emphasis on colonial consequences. We explore the postcolonial theory, which looks at issues of power, economics, politics, religion, and culture and how these elements work in relation to colonial supremacy. We argue that disability is a constitutive material presence in many postcolonial societies, but remains surprisingly absent as a subject of analysis in the field of Postcolonial Studies. We also believe that progressive disability politics arise from postcolonial concerns, and creates dialogues between postcolonialism and disability studies. Thus, the thrust of this handbook is about challenging oppression, voicelessness, stereotyping, undermining, neo-colonisation, postcolonisation, ‘them and us’ and bridging the gap between the global North and the global South spaces. We bring together diverse themes of how disability intersects with postcolonialism. Our focus is on, but not limited to the following broad themes: * Decolonising Disability Studies * Representations of disability in postcolonial literature * Interface between postcolonial studies and disability studies * Interdisciplinary dialogues on disability and postcolonial studies * Global disability narratives * Utilising postcolonial disability studies * Using a critical postcolonial disability studies research agenda * Using postcolonial perspectives to re/habilitation of children with disabilities * Disabling postcolonialism * Postcolonial fiction and disability * Postcolonial disability studies and disability activism * Interrogating postcolonial disability studies to inform social justice. * Media and postcolonial disability studies * Covid-19 re-defining postcolonial disability studies/theory Interested contributors should submit an abstract of not more than 200 words to Prof Tsitsi Chataika ( <mailto:tchataika@education.uz.ac.zw> tchataika@education.uz.ac.zw) and Prof Dan Goodley ( <mailto:d.goodley@sheffield.ac.uk> d.goodley@sheffield.ac.uk) by no later than 01 December 2021. Authors with disabilities are encouraged to submit abstracts. Successful abstracts contributors will be notified by 20 December 2021. Routledge has commissioned the publication of this handbook. The proposed publication date of the book is December 2022 and the length of the chapters will be no more than 7 000 words. Kindest regards Tsitsi & Dan -- Prof Tsitsi Chataika - Faculty of Education Research & Innovation Manager - (Associate Professor in Disability Studies and Inclusive Education) University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Education Physical Address: ODEL Buidling, Room NW19 First Floor Postal Address: P.O. Box MP167 Mt Pleasant Harare, Zimbabwe Work Email: tchataika@education.uz.ac.zw <mailto:tchataika@education.uz.ac.zw> Email: <mailto:tsitsi.chataika@gmail.com> tsitsi.chataika@gmail.com Work: +263 (0)4 303 211 Ext. 16503 Mobile:+263 (0) 774 429 687 Twitter: @ChataikaTsitsi Skype: tcblessed University of Zimbabwe: https://researchers.uz.ac.zw/fullprofile.php?id=214 <http://researchers.uz.ac.zw/fullprofile.php?id=214> Researchgate: <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tsitsi_Chataika> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tsitsi_Chataika Awards: Routledge - Award Winner - Outstanding Handbook Award Winner - 2019 Women's Awards - Contribution to Inclusive Education in Zimbabwe Award Winner - 2019 Afrobrits Awards (UK) - Best Woman achiever and contribution to Education - 2008 - http://www.swradioafrica.com/News_archives/files/2008/July/Mon%2028%20July/lg-swra-win-afro-brit-award.html Academia: http://uz-ac.academia.edu/TsitsiChataika ihuman Affiliate member: http://ihuman.group.shef.ac.uk/who-we-are/ United Nations Disability Expert - https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/2019egm.html Recent Publications Bergs, M., Chataika, T. El-Lahib, Y. & Dube, K. (Eds) (2020). The Routledge Handbook of Disability Activism. London: <https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Disability-Activism-1st-Edition/Berghs-Chataika-El-Lahib-Dube/p/book/9780815349303#awardModal> Routledge 2019 Outstanding Handbook - Social Sciences - Award Winner Chataika, T. (2019) (Ed). *The Routledge Handbook of Disability in Southern Africa*. London: Routledge. Machingura, F. and Chataika, T. (2018) (Eds). The Intersection of Ubuntu, Education and Ethics in Zimbabwe. 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