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Colonialism as an Operation of Disablement

Lilian Bankiyan-Monfard

This video explores how the concept of ‘disability’ emerged within a colonial system that values the body as an instrument of labour. Lilian argues that borders are modern-day architectures of disablement and that the affects produced by the debilitation of the body offer a site of knowledge production.

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This video explores how the concept of ‘disability’ emerged within a colonial system that values the body as an instrument of labour. Lilian argues that borders are modern-day architectures of disablement and that the affects produced by the debilitation of the body offer a site of knowledge production.