“She Knows Who She Is! But Can She Find Herself in the Analysis?”: Feminism, Disability and Research Practice

Michelle Lunn; Robyn Munford

doi:10.1080/15017410601079460

“She Knows Who She Is! But Can She Find Herself in the Analysis?”: Feminism, Disability and Research Practice

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 9 (2007): Issue 2

By: Michelle Lunn and Robyn Munford

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|May 2007

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Published on: May 2, 2007

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