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Disability and the Medical Posthumanities.
1iHuman, School of Education, University of Sheffield.
Interconnections (St. Catharines, Ont.)
|December 1, 2025
Summary
This paper argues that medical posthumanities must engage with critical disability studies to avoid "ability-washing." It examines the use of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation notices for disabled individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Area of Science:
- Medical Humanities
- Critical Disability Studies
- Posthumanism
Background:
- Contemporary society devalues certain human lives.
- Medical posthumanities frameworks require critical examination.
- The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted existing societal inequalities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the intersection of medical posthumanities and critical disability studies.
- To explore the implications of using "Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation" notices for disabled individuals.
- To critique the potential for "ability-washing" within medical humanities research.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of medical posthumanities.
- Case study analysis of "Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation" notices in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Examination of activism by People First, a movement of people with learning disabilities.
Main Results:
- Tensions arise when medical posthumanities engage with disability.
- The humanist register, more-than-human possibilities, and human troubles are central to these tensions.
- Excluding disability risks "ability-washing" in medical humanities scholarship.
Conclusions:
- Medical posthumanities must actively incorporate disability studies.
- Failure to engage with disability leads to incomplete and potentially harmful research.
- An inclusive approach is necessary for ethical and relevant scholarship in the medical humanities.
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