Embodiment, pain and disability - the latest edition of Qualitative Inquiry

Hot on the heels of yesterday's @physiotalk Tweet-chat about philosophy and physiotherapy, comes the latest edition of Qualitative Inquiry.

For those of you who don't know it, QI has a strong focus on innovative and experimental qualitative material (follow this link to visit the journal's website).

This month's edition focuses on the life and work of Laurel Richardson - a major force in areas like autoethnography (where the researcher's experience becomes the data) and creative writing as a research process.  The papers are all about embodiment, pain and disability and have real application to physiotherapy practice.

Ronald J. Berger, Carla Corroto and Julie White (2014).  Embodiment and Social Difference: A Tribute to Laurel Richardson.  Qualitative Inquiry December 20: 1131-1132, first published on August 8, 2014 doi:10.1177/1077800414543698.

Laurel Richardson (2014). Fear of Falling.  Qualitative Inquiry December 20: 1133-1140, first published on August 8, 2014 doi:10.1177/1077800414543697.

elke emerald and Lorelei Carpenter (2014).  The Scholar Retires: An Embodied Identity Journey. Qualitative Inquiry December 20: 1141-1147, first published on August 19, 2014 doi:10.1177/1077800414545232.

Amy E. Traver and John Duran (2014). Dancing Around (Dis)Ability: How Nondisabled Girls Are Affected by Participation in a Dance Program for Girls With Disabilities. Qualitative Inquiry December 20: 1148-1156, first published on September 17, 2014 doi:10.1177/1077800414545230.

Kakali Bhattacharya and Sonja Varbelow (2014). Cultural Brokers and Aliens: Marking and Blurring Interlocking Spaces of Difference.  Qualitative Inquiry December 20: 1157-1168, first published on August 28, 2014 doi:10.1177/1077800414545229.

Bryant Keith Alexander (2014). Bodies Yearning on the Borders of Becoming: A Performative Reflection on Three Embodied Axes of Social Difference.  Qualitative Inquiry December 20: 1169-1178, first published on August 19, 2014 doi:10.1177/1077800414545231.

Jennifer Esposito (2014). Pain Is a Social Construction Until It Hurts: Living Theory on My Body.  Qualitative Inquiry December 20: 1179-1190, first published on August 19, 2014 doi:10.1177/1077800414545234.