My name is Kavana Ramaswamy. I am an independent academic and a PhD Graduate from University of Cambridge. My thesis, "Cripping Justice: Enabling Theory on Disability", looks at codification of different models of disability in law, what models of equality they reflect and the impact of these models on justice for disabled people. I work on the Devaluation Model as an alternative understanding of disability that addresses the gaps of existing models of disability in envisaging justice. I am disabled; my research is informed by my experience of disablement and my understanding of disability under the Social Model following the Feminist Method.
In addition to Disability and Legal Theory, I am also interested in research on Human Rights, Queer Theory and International Law. Visit the Research tab for more information on my work.
I write articles on philosophy, political theory, and marginalisation at my blog, Marginalia (here's the RSS feed if you use a feed reader). I also microblog at Mastodon.