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  • Disability Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Sociology

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  • Critical disability studies traditionally view tragedy as a barrier, obscuring political dimensions.
  • This perspective can hinder societal inclusion for disabled individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an affirmative understanding of tragedy in disability studies.
  • To explore how philosophical concepts can inform this revised perspective.
  • To examine the clinical experiences of individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis drawing on Nietzsche, Spinoza, and Hasana Sharp.
  • Ethnographic study of two Canadian children's rehabilitation clinics.
  • Case study focusing on boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and their families.

Main Results:

  • An affirmative understanding of tragedy allows for embracing life within tragic circumstances.
  • This approach enables the integration of disability politics within tragic experiences.
  • It offers an alternative to both uncritical optimism and paralyzing pessimism.

Conclusions:

  • A revised understanding of tragedy can situate the clinical experience of disability within a broader philosophy of life.
  • Disability and tragedy highlight shared human entanglements.
  • Affirming life within tragedy is central to disability politics.