Disability and decolonial thought in Latin America : indigenous knowledge and social justice /

This book offers a pioneering exploration of disability through Indigenous epistemologies and decolonial theory in Latin America. It challenges dominant Western biomedical and rights-based models by foregrounding relational ontologies, community-based care, and ancestral knowledge systems. Drawing o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Thomas, Sheena Mariam (Author), Veerabathiran, Ramakrishnan (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Springer, [2026]
Series:	SpringerBriefs in modern perspectives on disability research.
Subjects:	People with disabilities > Latin America. Children with disabilities > Latin America. Marginality, Social > Latin America. Personnes handicapées > Amérique latine. Enfants handicapés > Amérique latine. Marginalité > Amérique latine. Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Colonial Medicine and the Making of the Disabled Body
Chapter 2: Disability, Race, and Class: Intersections of Oppression in Latin America
Chapter 3: Embodiment, Relationality, and Difference in Indigenous Worldviews
Chapter 4: Healing, Land, and Spirituality: Decolonizing Disability through Traditional Practices
Chapter 5: Indigenous and Decolonial Disability Activisms
Chapter 6: Toward a Decolonial Politics of Disability Justice in Latin America
Chapter 7: Rethinking Inclusion, Rights, and Policy from the Grassroots.