Alexandre Baril, "Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide" (Temple UP, 2023)
b'Note: This episode contains a discussion of suicide. A list of resources is available below.\\xa0\\nIn\\xa0Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide\\xa0(Temple UP, 2023), Alexandre Baril argues that suicidal people are oppressed by what he calls structural suicidism, a hidden oppression that, until now, has been unnamed and under-theorized. Each year, suicidism and its preventionist script and strategies reproduce violence and cause additional harm and death among suicidal people through forms of criminalization, incarceration, discrimination, stigmatization, and pathologization. This is particularly true for marginalized groups experiencing multiple oppressions, including queer, trans, disabled, or Mad people.\\nUndoing Suicidism questions the belief that the best way to help suicidal people is through the logic of prevention. Alexandre Baril presents the thought-provoking argument that supporting assisted suicide for suicidal people could better prevent unnecessary deaths. Offering a new queercrip model of (assisted) suicide, he invites us to imagine what could happen if we started thinking about (assisted) suicide from an anti-suicidist and intersectional framework. Baril provides a radical reconceptualization of (assisted) suicide and invaluable reflections for academics, activists, practitioners, and policymakers.\\nAn\\xa0open access edition of Undoing Suicidism, made available by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa, is available\\xa0here.\\nAlexandre Baril (abaril@uOttawa.ca) is Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. His work is situated at the crossroads of gender, queer, trans, disability/crip/Mad studies, critical gerontology and critical suicidology. His commitment to equity has earned him awards for his involvement in queer, trans and disabled communities, including the Canadian Disability Studies Association Tanis Doe Francophone Award, and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion President\\u2019s Award at the University of Ottawa. A prolific author who won the Young Researcher Award from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa (2023), he has given over 200 presentations at the international level and has over 80 publications.\\nResources:\\nSAFE HOTLINES and ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS:\\n\\nTrans LifeLine (trans/non-binary): 1-877-330-6366 (Canada) and 1-877-565-8860 (USA)\\n\\n\\nAutisme Soutien: Online support for autistic people (French Canada)\\n\\nBlackLine (BIPOC): 1-800-604-5841 (USA)\\n\\nREGULAR HOTLINES (might trace your call and contact emergency services):\\n\\nTalk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566\\n\\nSuicide.ca (Qu\\xe9bec): 1-866-APPELLE\\n\\nThe Hope for Wellness Helpline (Indigenous people in Canada): 1-855-242-3310\\n\\nThe Samaritains (USA): 1-212-673-3000\\n\\n\\nA full\\xa0transcript\\xa0of the interview is available for accessibility.\\nClayton Jarrard\\xa0is a Research Project Coordinator at the University of Kansas Center for Research, contributing to initiatives at the nexus of research, policy implementation, and community efforts. His scholarly engagement spans the subject areas of Cultural Anthropology, Queer Studies, Disability Studies, Mad Studies, and Religious Studies. Clayton is also a host for the\\xa0Un/Livable Cultures podcast.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law'