'I don't have time for this' : stuttering and the politics of university time
Date
2020
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Stockholm University Press
Abstract
Over the last four decades, increasing numbers of disabled students have entered institutions of higher education worldwide. Since 1994, the South African Government has been committed to transforming educational policy to redress the past oppression of disabled persons. Educational policies, legislation and interventions have been implemented to promote inclusive education. However, recent studies have found disabled students continue to be excluded and discriminated against at institutions of higher education in South Africa. In this analytical autoethnography, I describe my personal experiences of stuttering at two South African universities, exploring personal life stories through Felt’s (2017) concept of academic chronopolitics. I argue that chronopolitics, which exists in institutions of higher learning, acts as a barrier to inclusion and participation for disabled students, specifically those who stutter. I advocate for the creation of spaces that are enabling and inclusive for all disabled students.
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CITATION: Isaacs, D. 2020. 'I don't have time for this' : stuttering and the politics of university time. Scandinavian Journal of Disability
Research, 22(1):58–67, doi:10.16993/sjdr.601.
The original publication is available at https://www.sjdr.se
The original publication is available at https://www.sjdr.se
Keywords
People with disabilities -- Education -- South Africa, Inclusive education -- South Africa, Stuttering -- Psychological aspects -- -- South Africa, Education -- Political aspects -- South Africa, Education, Higher -- South Africa, Educational planning -- South Africa, Education and state -- South Africa
Citation
Isaacs, D. 2020. 'I don't have time for this' : stuttering and the politics of university time. Scandinavian Journal of Disability
Research, 22(1):58–67, doi:10.16993/sjdr.601.