The emergence, importance of #DisabilityTooWhite hashtag
In this essay, I look at #DisabilityTooWhite (Thompson, 2016) as an activist call to center the messy intersectionality politics in the disability community, specifically in terms of disability and Whiteness. I center my theoretical commitments within the realm of DisCrit (Disability/Critical Race T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Ohio State University Libraries
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Disability Studies Quarterly |
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| Online Access: | https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/6484 |
| Summary: | In this essay, I look at #DisabilityTooWhite (Thompson, 2016) as an activist call to center the messy intersectionality politics in the disability community, specifically in terms of disability and Whiteness. I center my theoretical commitments within the realm of DisCrit (Disability/Critical Race Theory) to critique the interplay of race (ism) and ability (ableism). I further utilize thematic textual analysis to study the content that has been posted by Twitter users under the #DisabilityTooWhite hashtag. I use an inductive approach to my analyses by drawing themes from my research that fall in line with DisCrit's central commitments as a means to deepen the conversations about disability, Whiteness, and social media. |
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| ISSN: | 1041-5718 2159-8371 |