1st Edition
Disability Studies Meets Microhistory The Secret Life of Bíbí in Berlín
1. Introduction: How to Combine Critical Disability Studies and Microhistory
2. The Life of Bíbí in Berlín as a Text: Historical Sources
3. The First Thirty Years in Berlín (1929–1958)
4. Stuck in an Institution (1958–1974)
5. An Independent Person (1974‒1990)
6. From Hofsós to the Other World: An Afterlife Story
7. Inclusive Research and Bíbí’s Life
8. Conclusion: Taking Life Head On!
Biography
Guðrún Valgerður Stefánsdóttir is a Professor in Disability Studies at the School of Education, University of Iceland. She has written numerous Icelandic and international scholarly articles, chapters, and books concerning the life, circumstances, and history of people with intellectual disabilities.
Sólveig Ólafsdóttir is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Iceland Institute of History. She received her doctoral dissertation at the University of Iceland in 2022. She is the former Director of the Reykjavik Academy.
Sigurður Gylfi Magnússon is a Professor of Cultural History and Chair of the Center for Microhistorical Research at the University of Iceland. He has written 29 published books. He is also co-editor, with István M. Szijártó, of the Microhistories international book series.
