Author Archive: Shahd Alshammari

Notes on the Flesh: An Arab Disability Narrative

“The MRI itself was an uncanny and strange experience. I had never been in that machine –it was very much like a white coffin. You get wrapped up in a blanket, like a baby, or a dead baby…Whatever happens, you cannot move” (Alshammari, 39) There is usually a strong and clear distinction between academics and […]