By s.e. smith on 15 December, 2010
I have been reading rather a lot of young adult fiction lately and there are a number of books I’d like to write about, but this one in particular seems worthy of discussing here because one of the central themes of the story is institutionalisation. Please be advised that I’ll be getting into plot details [...]
Posted in books | Tagged historical novels, institutionalisation, sexuality, Wildthorn
By Staff on 22 November, 2010
This weekend, s.e. and abby both read The Summoning, by Kelley Armstrong. Rather than fighting over which one got to review it, they decided to have a chat instead! Here’s the synopsis from the publisher, and be advised that mild spoilers lie beyond! My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the [...]
Posted in books, mental health, relationships, representations | Tagged institutionalisation, mental illness in fiction, mentally ill characters, YA Lit
By s.e. smith on 8 November, 2010
I am slowly catching up on all the television I missed while AT&T left me without phone service for over a week (long story), so this writeup is actually about an episode of Private Practice that aired, uh, two weeks ago, but it filled me with rage, so, there you go. Spoilers ahead! Additionally, please [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, sexual assault, television | Tagged institutionalisation, marital rape
By s.e. smith on 25 June, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged Arkansas, discrimination, enfranchisement, Europe, human rights, institutionalisation, language, law, new york, nothing about us without us, Vietnam, voting
By s.e. smith on 4 June, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged accessibility, discrimination, funding, government programs, incarceration, institutionalisation, law, medical practice, mental illness, personal stories, policy, work
By s.e. smith on 3 June, 2010
Content warning: This post contains discussions of physical abuse and sexual assault perpetrated by caregivers. Last week, I read a horrific story in the Los Angeles Times about an employee of a retirement home who was sentenced to life in prison for torturing the residents. The story in the Times describes patients as ‘dementia ridden’ [...]
Posted in sexual assault, social attitudes, violence | Tagged abuse, caregiving, institutionalisation
By s.e. smith on 28 May, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged airport security, assistance dog, Census, institutionalisation, language, ms, multiple sclerosis, personal stories, politics, security theatre, service animal
By s.e. smith on 14 May, 2010
I always love when I can do a ‘doing it right’ edition of Dear Imprudence, and this week we’ve got a doozy from the live chat with Prudence: Everywhere, USA: My older siblings financially support and care for my sick elderly parent. My parent is admittedly happy as they do not want to live out [...]
Posted in Dear Imprudence | Tagged caregiving, Dear Prudence, Emily Yoffe, food police, institutionalisation
By s.e. smith on 14 May, 2010
Warning: Offsite links are not safe spaces. Articles and comments in the links may contain ableist, sexist, and other -ist language and ideas of varying intensity. Opinions expressed in the articles may not reflect the opinions held by the compiler of the post and links are provided as topics of interest and exploration only. I [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged autism, disabled actors, disabled veterans, institutionalisation, mental health, mental illness, music, neurodiversity, pop culture, rape, sexual assault, veterans
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