The 2016 Pacific and Western Disability Studies Symposium
MAKING DISABILITY PUBLIC: ARTS, SCHOLARSHIP, AND ACTIVISM
Free public events will take place May 12-14, 2016, on the Seattle and Bothell campuses of the University of Washington. Sponsored by the UW Disability Studies Program.
REGISTRATION AND CALL FOR PROPOSALS: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/hdevans/294811
Symposium program: https://depts.washington.edu/disstud/pacific-western-ds-symposium
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The Pacific and Western Disability Studies Symposium 2016: Making Disability Public: Arts, Scholarship, and Activism, involves several events that are free and open to the public at the University of Washington. This year, the symposium will feature events that showcase talented artists, highlight advocacy being done on our campuses and in our communities, and provide space for scholars to share work in the field of Disability Studies.
On Friday May 13, we are pleased to welcome artist Riva Lehrer, an award-winning painter, writer, and speaker whose work explores issues of physical identity and cultural depictions of disability, along with novelist Nicola Griffith, author of “Slow River” and “Hild.”
On Saturday May 14, the morning keynote panel will address how to integrate disability studies into curriculum and pedagogy. Ryan Parrey, Social Work faculty member at Eastern Washington University, will lead discussion based on his experience teaching DS to pre-service professionals, and we’ll talk about strategies for faculty and disability resource offices to effectively support students with disabilities. The afternoon panel will offer perspectives on disability in the history of eugenics and advocacy for a Washington state apology for forced sterilizations.
Emerging scholars and activists are especially encouraged to submit manuscripts on any topic in Disability Studies, as well as posters and art pieces. All are invited to attend the full symposium in which we engage with ways of making disability public through arts, scholarship, and activism.
IMPORTANT DATES:
QUESTIONS? Please email Joanne Woiak and Heather Evans: uwdisabilitystudies@gmail.com
To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office, preferably at least 10 days in advance, at: 206.543.6450 (voice), 206.543.6452 (TTY), 206.685.7264 (fax), or email at dso@uw.edu.
