Editor's Introduction, Fall 2012

As the new incoming editors of Disability Studies Quarterly, it is our pleasure to present the last issue of 2012 and, in doing so, also acknowledge the tremendous contribution of the most recent editorial team: Brenda Brueggemann, Scot Danforth, and their incomparable Editorial Assistant, Elizabeth Brewer. We are well aware of the extraordinary work this team did in their term as editors, and our principal goal is to build on the quality they achieved during that period. Indeed, it is more accurate to describe our role with this issue as messengers, carrying their work to fruition: all the manuscripts in this issue were originally submitted and developed under the previous editors; like you, we had the delightful task of reading this work just as it was ready to be released to its audience, and so, discovered the range of fascinating, challenging research—ranging historically from Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales to the world of Second Life. The humanities, social sciences, and the fine arts are all well-represented here, as well as the interdisciplinary intersections of various methodologies and perspectives, providing a kind of dialogic point of view we hope to continue. Margaret Price and Amy Vidali continue as Books and Media Review section editors, and their own editorial work is evident here as well.

The next two issues, 33.1 and 33.2 will be special issues. The first, "Madness and Disability," is edited by Noam Ostrander (it was proposed and approved before we applied to be Editors-in-Chief), and the second, "Self-reflection as scholarly praxis: Research identity in Disability Studies" will be edited by Joan Ostrove and Jennifer Rinaldi. Meanwhile, we are working to review and select manuscripts for the next general issue, 33.3, to be published in June 2013. We will see you then! In the meantime, explore the many riches Brenda, Scot, and Elizabeth have given us in this issue.

Noam Ostrander
Bruce Henderson

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