suicidism
English
Etymology
Suicidism (sense 2) was coined by Canadian academic Alexandre Baril by queer, trans, disability and critical suicidology scholar Alexandre Baril in 2016,[1] who published the concept and theoretical framework for the first time 2018 in the periodical Criminologie.[2] Suicidism has since been expanded and further developed in later publications such as in the Disability Studies Quarterly (2020)[3] and the book Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide (2023).[4]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uːɪˌsaɪ.dɪ.zəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsuɪˌsaɪ.dɪ.zəm/
- Rhymes: -uːɪsaɪdɪzəm
- Hyphenation: su‧i‧cid‧ism
Noun
suicidism (uncountable)
- The quality or state of being suicidal.
- Synonyms: suicidality, suicidalness
- (neologism) Discrimination and oppression against suicidal people. [from 2021]
- Hypernyms: ableism, sanism; see also Thesaurus:prejudice
References
- ^ Krebs, Emily. "Countering Suicidism: Historical Moments as Guides for Contemporary Activist Entry" Disability Studies Quarterly, 4(4), 2025, https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.6666
- ^ Baril, Alexandre. "Les personnes suicidaires peuvent-elles parler? Théoriser l’oppression suicidiste à partir d’un modèle sociosubjectif du handicap" Criminologie, 51(2), 2018, 189-212.
- ^ Baril, Alexandre. "Suicidism: A New Theoretical Framework to Conceptualize Suicide from an Anti-Oppressive Perspective", Disability Studies Quarterly, 40(3), 2020, 1-40.
- ^ Baril, Alexandre. Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide. Temple University Press, 2023.
- “suicidism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.