FROM SPECTATOR TO “SPECTACTOR”

  • Claire Penn University of the Witwatersrand
  • Jennifer Watermeyer University of the Witwatersrand
  • Joanne Barratt University of the Witwatersrand
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/2009/n38a7

Abstract

Buckland, A (photographs), McDougall, K, Swartz, L & van der Merwe, A (2006) Zip zip my brain harts. Cape Town: HSRC Press. ISBN 0-7969-2159-8 pbk. Pages xi + 91.

This is an unexpected, creative and delightful book filled with interesting and relevant information pertaining to living with disability. It aims to portray disability as ordinary and everyday, and through the use of challenging photographs sheds an understanding on societal and medical approaches to disability and on the human tendency to be “thrilled” by the extraordinary.

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Author Biographies

Claire Penn, University of the Witwatersrand

Health Communication Project
School of Human and Community Development
University of the Witwatersrand
P O Wits 2050
Johannesburg

Jennifer Watermeyer, University of the Witwatersrand

Health Communication Project
School of Human and Community Development
University of the Witwatersrand
P O Wits 2050
Johannesburg

Joanne Barratt, University of the Witwatersrand

Health Communication Project
School of Human and Community Development
University of the Witwatersrand
P O Wits 2050
Johannesburg

Published
2025-02-26
How to Cite
Penn, C., Watermeyer, J., & Barratt, J. (2025). FROM SPECTATOR TO “SPECTACTOR”. PINS-Psychology in Society, 38(1), 77-78. https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/2009/n38a7
Issue
Vol. 38 No. 1 (2009)
Section
Book Reviews

Copyright (c) 2009 Claire Penn, Jennifer Watermeyer, Joanne Barratt

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