Professor Colin Barnes
Professor of Disability Studies
As a disabled person and writer, I have been involved with the disabled people's movement throughout my academic career. I am a member of several local, national and international organizations controlled and run by disabled people and have conducted research on a wide range of disability issues.
I am the founder and director of the Centre for Disability Studies, formerly the Disability Research Unit, an independent publishing house The Disability Press, and an electronic archive The Disability Archive UK.
Research Interests
My research interests include the following.
- Theories of disability
- Social policy and disabled people
- Disability politics and culture
- Inclusive education
- Disability and the majority world
- Emacipatory/participatory research methodologies and practice
- Cultural studies
- Popular culture
- Sociology of deviance
Teaching
I am founder and co-convenor for the School's postgraduate Disability Studies programme, both taught and distance learning schemes, and currently teach on each of the eleven programme modules. I also contribute lectures on social care and disability politics to undergraduate courses.
PhD Supervision
Since 1994, I have jointly supervised twelve PhD students and one MPhil. research student in the general area of disability studies. All submitted their theses on time and all were successful. I am currently jointly supervising eight research students for the award of PhD.
Key Publications
Books
Barnes, C. (1990) Cabbage Syndrome: The Social Construction of Dependence, Falmer Press.
Barnes, C. (second impression: 1994) Disabled People in Britain and Discrimination: a case for anti-discrimination legislation, C. Hurst and Co Ltd.
Barnes, C.; Mercer, G. (2003) Disability, Polity Press.
Barnes, C.; Mercer, G. (2006) Independent Futures: Creating user led disability services in a disabling society, Policy Press.
Barnes, C.; Oliver, M.; Barton, L. (2002) Disability Studies Today, Polity.
Contact Details
- Room: SSB 12.22
- Tel: 0113 343 4414
- Fax:0 113 343 4415
- Email: c.barnes@leeds.ac.uk