Nursing a Radical Imagination: Moving from Theo, Hopkins-Walsh, Brown, Dilla..

Taylor & Francis

Nursing a Radical ImaginationMoving from Theory and History to Action and Alternate Futures\nAuthor(s): Jess Dillard-Wright, Jane Hopkins-Walsh, Brandon Brown\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032158532, 978-1032158532\nSynopsis\nExamining the historical context of healthcare whilst focusing on building a more just, equitable world, this book proposes a radical imagination for nursing and presents possibilities for speculative futures embracing queer, feminist, posthuman, and abolitionist frames.\n\nBringing together radical and emancipatory perspectives from an international selection of authors, this book reflects on the realities created by the COVID-19 pandemic, recognizing that our situation is not new but the result of ongoing hegemonies and injustices. The authors attend to the history of nursing and related institutions, examining the assumptions, ideologies, and discourses that shape the discipline and it.