How We Talk when We Talk About Disabled Children and Their Families: An Invitation to Queer the Discourse
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https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v19i3.2680Parole chiave:
discourse, queering, disabled childrenAbstract
Come parliamo quando parliamo di bambini disabili e delle loro famiglie: un invito a rendere queer* il discorso
Nonostante le prospettive contemporanee nella musicoterapia orientata alle risorse, nella community music therapy e nella pratica anti-oppressiva, sembra esserci ancora una tendenza a descrivere i bambini disabili e le loro famiglie in un modo patologico e incentrato sul problema. La disabilità si trova spesso nella differenza mente-corpo del bambino e non nelle strutture sociali che sostengono e supportano il concetto di disabilità come tragedia e onere per le famiglie. Le teorie queer sfidano i concetti di normalità e identità fisse, rifiutano la patologizzazione e politicizzano l'accesso. In questo articolo, cerco di esplorare in che modo le teorie queer offrono una prospettiva critica su normative, identità e potere. Lo farò esplorando le attuali rappresentazioni dei bambini disabili nella letteratura musicoterapica, e riflettendo su un progetto in corso di ricerca di azioni partecipative in cui intendo co-creare conoscenze sul musicking, la sua accessibilità e significato, insieme ai bambini disabili e alle loro famiglie. Sostengo che dobbiamo cambiare il modo in cui parliamo e scriviamo della nostra pratica, nonché sfidare i concetti e gli atteggiamenti nei confronti della diversità al fine di contribuire ad ambienti inclusivi che apprezzino e celebrino la diversità.
* Socialmente eccentrico rispetto alle definizioni di normalità codificate dalla cultura dominante, anche in riferimento all’orientamento sessuale e all’identità di genere.
Traduzione di Claudio Cominardi
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