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Living Where the Nights Jive
Maggie Hampton
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Description for Living Where the Nights Jive
Paperback. Tells the stories of twelve disabled women, ten from Wales and two from the West of England. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
The inspiration for this book stems from my own experiences of 'disability'. Various things that happened to me as a deaf child forty-odd years ago are still crystal clear in my mind. The bizarre array of value judgements around disability in our society, particularly when imposed upon us as children, can have a lasting impact on our lives. "Living Where the Nights Jive" tells the stories of twelve disabled women, ten from Wales and two from the West of England. The stories are taken from interviews, and edited into a narrative. The women interviewed are aged from late 20s to ... Read more
The inspiration for this book stems from my own experiences of 'disability'. Various things that happened to me as a deaf child forty-odd years ago are still crystal clear in my mind. The bizarre array of value judgements around disability in our society, particularly when imposed upon us as children, can have a lasting impact on our lives. "Living Where the Nights Jive" tells the stories of twelve disabled women, ten from Wales and two from the West of England. The stories are taken from interviews, and edited into a narrative. The women interviewed are aged from late 20s to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
143
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905762101
SKU
V9781905762101
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-18
About Maggie Hampton
Maggie Hampton is Director of Disability Arts Cymru. Her career in the arts began over 20 years ago in London as an actor-teacher with Interim Deaf Children's Theatre, then with Graeae's Theatre in Education Company, where she co-ordinated the TIE programme for several years. Maggie has always worked with and for disabled and deaf people and has organised and led ... Read more
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