Gimp Anthropology: Non-Apparent Disabilities and Navigating the Social

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dc.contributor.advisorFaubion, James D.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGeorges, Eugeniaen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNinetto, Amyen_US
dc.creatorOrlando, Rebekahen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:47:20Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:47:22Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:47:20Zen_US
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:47:22Zen_US
dc.date.created2012-05en_US
dc.date.issued2012-09-05en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2012en_US
dc.date.updated2012-09-06T04:47:22Zen_US
dc.description.abstractIndividuals with non-apparent, physical disabilities face unique social challenges from those that are encountered by the more visibly disabled. The absence of visible cues indicating physical impairment causes ambiguity in social situations, leaving the sufferer vulnerable to moral judgments and social sanctions when they are unable to embody and perform to cultural norms. This dynamic generates a closeted status that the individual must learn to navigate. Using Eve Sedgwick's "The Epistemology of the Closet," this paper deploys auto-ethnography, traditional ethnographic techniques, and literature reviews to illuminate a third space of functioning between the outwardly 'healthy' and the visibly disabled.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationOrlando, Rebekah. "Gimp Anthropology: Non-Apparent Disabilities and Navigating the Social." (2012) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64712">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64712</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.slug123456789/ETD-2012-05-190en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/64712en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectFibromyalgiaen_US
dc.subjectChronic fatigue syndromeen_US
dc.subjectInvisible disabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectHidden disabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectQueer disableden_US
dc.subjectDisability studiesen_US
dc.subjectSocio-cultural anthropologyen_US
dc.titleGimp Anthropology: Non-Apparent Disabilities and Navigating the Socialen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentAnthropologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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