This book examines disability hate crime. It focusses on key questions concerning the ways in which hate is understood and experienced within the context of the everyday, in addition to the unique ways that hate can hurt and be resisted. It introduces readers to questions surrounding the conceptual framework of hate and policy context in England and Wales, and extends these discussions to center upon the experiences of disabled people. It presents a conceptual reconsideration of hate crime that connects hate, disability and everyday lives and spaces using an affective (embodied and emotional) understanding of these experiences. Drawing on empirical data, this framework helps to attend to the diverse ways that disabled people negotiate, respond to, and resist hate within the context of their everyday lives. The book argues that the affective capacity of disabled people can be enhanced through their reflections upon hateful experiences and general experiences of navigating a disabling social world. By working with the concept of ‘affective possibility’, this book offers a more affirmative approach to harnessing the everyday forms of resistance already present within disabled people’s lives. It speaks to academics, students, and practitioners interested in disability, affect studies, hate crime studies, sociology, and criminology.
Author(s): Leah Burch
Series: Palgrave Hate Studies
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 258
City: Cham
Preface
Acknowledgments
Praise for Understanding Disability and Everyday Hate
Contents
List of Figures
1 Introduction
Conceptual Ambiguities of ‘Hate’ and ‘Hate Crime’
Hate and Other Terminology
Towards a Workable Definition of Hate Crime
Disability, Space, and Everyday Hate
Histories of Disability Hate
Everyday Spaces of Hate
The Research Project
Outline of the Book
References
2 Disability Hate Crime and the Policy Landscape
Hate Crime Policy in England and Wales
The International Context
A Critical Reading of Hate Crime Legislation
Widening the Boundaries of Hate Crime Policy
Barriers to Reporting Disability Hate Crime
Vulnerability, Hostility, and Mate Crime
Conclusion
References
3 Affect Theory and Circulations of Hate
Affect Theory and Affective Capacity
Circulations of Hate
Harms of Hate
Affective Possibility
Conclusion
References
4 Understanding and Debating the Concept of ‘Hate Crime’
Making Sense of Everyday Experiences of Hate
What Is a Hate Crime?
Assessing the Boundaries of Hate Crime
Marking Out Difference
Protecting ‘us’ by Marking ‘Them’ Out
Discourses of Vulnerability
Beyond the ‘Silo’ Approach to Hate Crime
Conclusion
References
5 Geographies of Disability Hate Crime
Power Inequalities Within Hidden Spaces
Performing ‘Normalcy’ at School
Negotiating Power Within Institutional Settings
Is Home Where the Heart Is?
Hate in the Neighbourhood
Travelling Through, and Being Present Within, Public Space
(Not)using Public Transport and Contested Identities
Navigating Public Space and the Perception of Risk
Drinkscapes and Throwaway Lines
Conclusion
References
6 Impressions of Disability Hate Crime
Long-lasting Impressions
Making Sense of How Hate ‘Hurts’
(Un)making and (Re)making Our Identity
Additional Labour and the Negotiation of Social Space
Strategies of Avoidance in Everyday Life
Accepting Hate as Part of the Package
Conclusion
References
7 Everyday Resistance and Collectivity
Navigational Strategies and Management Techniques
Subtle Forms of Resistance and Disruptive Encounters
Opening Up Honest and Uncomfortable Conversations
Engagement with Schools and Young People
Safe Spaces Within Everyday Life
Forging Inclusive Spaces Within the Community
The Role of DPOs and Peer-Support Groups
Working Towards Collective Futures
Conclusion
References
8 Towards an Analysis of the Affective Possibilities of Everyday Hate
Everyday Hate in the Lives of Disabled People
Affective Possibilities of Hate Crime
Becoming More Responsible Researchers
References
Index
