Review of Diminished Faculties

Authors

  • Cinzia Di Placido McGill University

Abstract

In Diminished Faculties: A Political Phenomenology of Impairment, Jonathan Sterne shares his experience with vocality after experiencing a paralyzed vocal cord from thyroid cancer. Sterne grapples with his changing voice and his positionality toward disability while trying to make sense of these experiences through impairment phenomenology, a novel approach used in disability studies. This book was not meant to be organized in a traditional way as it lacks a proper introduction and conclusion. Rather, in each chapter, Sterne integrates personal reflections, blog posts, theories, and artistic pieces to develop impairment phenomenology.

Author Biography

Cinzia Di Placido, McGill University

McGill University

Published

2023-11-29

How to Cite

Di Placido, C. (2023). Review of Diminished Faculties. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 12(3), 253–257. Retrieved from https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds/article/view/1041

Issue

Section

Reviews