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misfitting: a standalone construct

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misfitting1 CONSTRUCTMisfittingGARLAND-THOMSON · DISABILITY

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Disability studies

the mismatch between a body and its built or social environment, which the source treats as the place where disability arises.

In disability studies, misfitting refers to the mismatch between a body and its built or social environment, which the source treats as the place where disability arises. This meaning comes from Garland-Thomson (2011) in Hypatia.[1]

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body2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructsenvironment1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone constructplace4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

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  1. Garland-Thomson, R. (2011). Misfits: A Feminist Materialist Disability Concept. Hypatia, 26(3), 591-609. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01206.x

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