The ''Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies'' is an
academic journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
covering cultural and especially literary representations of
disability
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be Cognitive disability, cognitive, Developmental disability, dev ...
, containing a wide variety of
textual analyses that are informed by disability theory and, by extension, experiences of disability. It was established in 2006 and launched at the Inaugural Conference of the Cultural Disability Studies Research Network,
Liverpool John Moores University
, mottoeng = Fortune favours the bold
, established = 1823 – Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts1992 – Liverpool John Moores University
, type = Public
, endowment =
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, 2007. It moved to
Liverpool University Press in 2009.
The
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
David Bolt (
Liverpool Hope University).
See also
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Critical theory
A critical theory is any approach to social philosophy that focuses on society and culture to reveal, critique and challenge power structures. With roots in sociology and literary criticism, it argues that social problems stem more from soci ...
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Disability studies
Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability. Initially, the field focused on the division between "impairment" and "disability," where impairment was an impairment of an individual ...
References
External links
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*Print
*Online: {{ISSN, 1757-6466
Literary magazines published in the United Kingdom
Disability publications
Disability studies
Academic works about disability
Liverpool University Press books