SociologyMedicinePsychology
Morgan Sanchez
tlooto Summary
Voice of people with contested illnesses are brought into the discourse on disability and blogs can become sites of resistance and social change by providing a space in which counternarratives can be constructed and circulated.
Abstract
Implications/Value This study brings voices of people with contested illnesses into the discourse on disability, where their perspectives have historically been poorly represented. The study also suggests that blogs can become sites of resistance and social change by providing a space in which counternarratives can be constructed and circulated.
Citation format
SANCHEZ, Morgan. Sick and tired: Narratives of contested illness in chronic fatigue syndrome blogs. Research in Social Science and Disability, 2019.