Beadwork and the Plasticity of Disability: (Un)Making Bodily Difference, Gender and Apprenticeship in Kinshasa, DR Congo

Beadwork and the Plasticity of Disability: (Un)Making Bodily Difference, Gender and Apprenticeship in Kinshasa, DR Congo

Plastic beads have recently become of importance in the lives of women with disabilities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). Using a materialist approach that focuses on such specific items, this article deviates from most materialist approaches to disability that are focused o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jori De Coster, Eric Metho Nkayilu, Patrick Devlieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Societies
Subjects:
disability
gender
beads
cultural practice
thingification
anthropology
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/6/2/11

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