Disability and Self-Governance
This NWO project undertakes the first comprehensive study of the history of Het Dorp, a self-governing, accessible residential community for approximately 400 people with severe physical disabilities near Arnhem. It uncovers its national significance as well as its hitherto unrecognized international impact and it contributes to the preservation of its heritage.
Blog: Insider or outsider? Positionality and doing oral history as a disabled historian
My respondent told me about Gerrie while we sat at her dining table, the May sun shining abundantly outside. The wedding of Gerrie’s favourite brother was coming up, so she had come to the Sewing Ring for a tailor-made outfit. Gerrie and my respondent customised her lurex stockings and made a high waist dress that […]
Blog: Insider or outsider? Positionality and doing oral history as a disabled historian
My respondent told me about Gerrie while we sat at her dining table, the May sun shining abundantly outside. The wedding of Gerrie’s favourite brother was coming up, so she had come to the Sewing Ring for a tailor-made outfit. Gerrie and my respondent customised her lurex stockings and made a high waist dress that […]