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"Crippled", creeping and crawling towards enlightenment in this life
Khu, L. H1.
The objective of this study is to disseminate the value of my own unique body and seek to
be liberate it from the constraints imposed on the disabled by our culture and society. Autoethnography
is a tool for self-empowerment that guides me to enjoy the journey of selfreflexivity
and recovery. Three themes have emerged after the activity of self-reflexivity:
i) “disability” is not the problem, ii) “disability” is a hidden or untapped strength and iii)
“disability” can be turned into a journey enroute to discovering meaning and the purpose
of my existence. My critical, innermost thoughts liberate me from the socially constructed
normativising identity traps that try to put the blame, hinder and burden of my unique
body, I imprisoning the mind around the identity of a disabled person. This study may
become a source of inspiration that helps many others to appreciate and reappraise their
own bodies, and discover their individuality as a form of power and impetus for sociopersonal
and socio-structural transformation.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
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SJR (0.165) |
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