LEADER 05802nam 22005173 450 001 9910886972703321 005 20251116153210.0 010 $a9781040146842 010 $a1040146848 010 $a9781003363972 010 $a1003363970 035 $a(CKB)33671222100041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31324034 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31324034 035 $a(EXLCZ)9933671222100041 100 $a20240812d2024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDisability Studies Meets Microhistory $eThe Secret Life of Bíbí in Berlín 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford :$cTaylor & Francis Group,$d2024. 210 4$d©2025. 215 $a1 online resource (236 pages) 311 08$a9781032427263 311 08$a1032427264 327 $aCover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: How to Combine Critical Disability Studies and Microhistory -- The Story in Brief - Bíbí in Berlín -- The 20th Century in Iceland -- The Book -- The State of the Art - Historical Background -- Methodology -- Ethical Challenges -- Interdisciplinary Ways of Doing Research: A New Approach -- How It All Happened -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 2. The Life of Bíbí in Berlín as a Text: Historical Sources -- The Archive -- The Autobiography - the Manuscript -- The Autobiography as a Historical Phenomenon -- Expressions and the Use of Language -- The Doll Collection -- The Garden -- Collection of Books and Manuscripts -- Books -- The Diary -- The Annal - Poetry -- Illustrations -- Counter-archive -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 3. The First Thirty Years in Berlín (1929-1958) -- The Stage Is Se -- Hofsós -- The Cottage Berlín -- "The Peculiar Attitude of the People" -- Within the Walls at Berlín -- Emotional Communities -- Inheriting an Emotional Community -- The Atmosphere at Home -- Brother Steini -- Diagnosis and the Impact of Being Stigmatized -- Education and Reading Lessons -- Confirmation -- Next Door Neighbors and Close Relatives of the Berlín Family -- The House Brekka -- Families at Naust and Þönglaskáli -- Maternal Aunts -- Adult Years at Berlín -- The 1950s - Slow Violence and Microaggression? -- When Everything Changed -- The Intrigues of the Maternal Aunts -- The Funeral and the Aftermath -- Bíbí's Material Inheritance -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 4. Stuck in an Institution (1958-1974) -- The Great Transition (May 1958) -- The Trip from Berlín -- A New Beginning -- The Town of Blönduós -- Hælið -- Everyday Life at Hælið (1958-1960). 327 $aChief Physician Páll Kolka Receives a Letter -- Bíbí Moves In -- The Struggle for Anna: Bíbí's Early Days at Hælið -- Condescending Attitude and Bíbí's Resistance -- Miss Halldóra and Old Brynjólfur -- Finding Solace in the Company of Dolls -- Bíbí's Advocates (1960-1964) -- María from the Farm Bakki -- Björg - The Blessed Dove -- "A Crazy Roommate" -- Dear Imba - the Savior -- Heading Into a New Era (1964-1974) -- Dr Sigursteinn -- The Journey Down South in 1970 -- Resourcefulness and Practicality -- The Anticipation of Freedom -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 5. An Independent Person (1974-1990) -- The Basement (1974-1983) -- "Is This Fool Going to Live on Her Own?" -- Living an Independent Life: Challenges and Achievements -- Cooking on Her Own Terms -- Negative Interactions with Neighbors -- The Battle of Fagrihvammur -- The Beautiful Friendship of Anna and Bíbí -- More Adventures from Aðalgata 7 -- Bíbí's House (1983-1990) -- Friends Become Co-Owners -- Remarkable Self-Defense -- Writing for Alda -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 6. From Hofsós to the Other World: An Afterlife Story -- Bíbí in Her Element -- The Background -- Historical Discourse Analysis -- Reception Groups -- Untruth and Ingratitude - The Discourse in Hofsós -- Hero or Victim? - The Discourse in Blönduós -- Respect and Underestimation -- A Message from Bíbí -- Who Are the Guardians of Truth? -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 7. Inclusive Research and Bíbí's Life -- Team Bíbí -- New Research - a New Approach -- Bíbí's Life and the Research Process -- "Attitudes Led to Exclusion" -- "We Are Fighters Like Bíbí" -- Empowering Collaboration - Emotional Community -- Lessons Learned -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- 8. Conclusion: Taking Life Head On! -- The Impact of Ideas and Trends on Bíbí's Life. 327 $aIntersectionality, Multiple Discriminations, Micro-Aggression, and Slow Violence -- Critical Disability Studies Meets Microhistory -- In the Final Analysis -- The Book - A Short Synthesis -- The First 30 Years -- Later in Life -- From the Autobiography - Bíbí in Berlín -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThis volume explores the life of Bjargey "Bíbí" Kristjánsdóttir (1927-1999), an Icelandic woman with intellectual disabilities, through analysis of her autobiography and personal archive on the basis of the research disciplines of critical disability studies and microhistory. 606 $aPeople with disabilities$zIceland$xHistory 615 0$aPeople with disabilities$xHistory. 676 $a362.3092 676 $aB 700 $aGuðru?n Valgerður Stefa?nsdo?ttir$01860268 701 $aSo?lveig O?lafsdo?ttir$01860269 701 $aMagnússon$b Sigurður Gylfi$01766712 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910886972703321 996 $aDisability Studies Meets Microhistory$94464974 997 $aUNINA