Living Life to the Fullest

Living Life to the Fullest forges new understandings of the lives, hopes, and desires of children and young people with 'life-limiting' or 'life-threatening' impairments. Aimed at undergraduate students, this book contributes to contemporary political and theoretical debates about the human in an age of global precarity and austerity.

About the author

Kirsty Liddiard is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education and co-director of iHuman at the University of Sheffield.
Sally Whitney-Mitchell is an academic researcher with a specialist interest in the lives of disabled young people.
Katy Evans, a Disability Studies graduate, shares her experiences as a young disabled person.
Lucy Watts MBE is an accomplished patient leader and communicator who is passionate about making a difference.
Ruth Spurr lives with multiple complex conditions which cause life threatening complications. She raises awareness through public communications.
Emma Vogelmann is a law graduate and works at Muscular Dystrophy UK.
Katherine Runswick-Cole is Professor of Education and Director of Research in The School of Education at the University of Sheffield.
Dan Goodley is a Professor of Disability Studies and Education in the School of Education and co-director of iHuman at the University of Sheffield.

Summary

Living Life to the Fullest forges new understandings of the lives, hopes, and desires of children and young people with ‘life-limiting’ or ‘life-threatening’ impairments. Aimed at undergraduate students, this book contributes to contemporary political and theoretical debates about the human in an age of global precarity and austerity.

Product details

• Authors: Katy Evans, Katy (University of Sheffield Evans, Dan (University of Sheffield Goodley, Kirsty Liddiard, Kirsty (University of Sheffield Liddiard, Katherine (University of Sheffield Runswick-Cole, Ruth (University of Sheffield Spurr, Emma (University of Sheffield Vogelmann, Lucy (University of Sheffield Watts, Sally Whitney-Mitchell, Sally (University of Sheffield Whitney-Mitchell
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781839094453
• ISBN: 978-1-83909-445-3
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 426 g
• Series: Emerald Points
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)