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A Queer-Crip Perspective on Chronic Illness

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In this chapter, I will start by providing a brief account of the main contributions to chronic illness, with a particular focus on the studies that explored LGBTQ+ experiences. I will then introduce crip theory as a crucial theoretical standpoint to critically explore the political meanings attached to disability, illness, and health. Finally, I will focus on time and chrononormativity as key elements of analysis for the intersections of LGBTQ+ trajectories and chronic illness. Through the contributions on chronic illness, crip studies, and time, I aim at composing a theoretical tool set that can guide the discussion of the following chapters.

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Pieri, M. (2023). A Queer-Crip Perspective on Chronic Illness. In: LGBTQ+ People with Chronic Illness. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22071-5_2

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