A disabilities studies symposium at the University of Virginia
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| Rosemarie Garland-Thomson Professor of Women’s Studies and English Emory University Keynote Topic: What We Gain from Disability |
Michael Bérubé Director, Institute for the Arts and Humanities Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Literature Penn State Keynote Topic: The Ubiquity of Disability |
Khadijat Rashid Professor of Business Administration Gallaudet University Topic: The Global Deaf Community: Language Minority or Disability Group? |
I. Pre-symposium film screening (Thursday, Feb. 27, 7:30pm)
Free and open to the public
Lives Worth Living
The Great Fight for Disability Rights
A film by Eric Neudel
Thursday Feb. 27, 2014
Nau auditorium
7:00 Refreshments
7:30 Film screening
8:30 Discussion led by Lois Shepherd (Biomedical Ethics & Law)
Accessibility: Nau auditorium is wheelchair accessible. The film is open-captioned and the ensuing discussion will be interpreted into American Sign Language. Parking is available on Lot K2 off of Brandon Avenue. It is free in the evening. Directions from parking to Nau Hall
II. Exhibition cases (February 24-March 20 and March 29-April 26)
Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library
Two exhibition cases will be on display featuring items related to disability from U.Va. Special Collections. Faculty members are encouraged to take their classes to see the exhibit.
III. Symposium (Friday, Feb. 28)
Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library Auditorium
Free and open to the public; no registration required.
9:30 Welcoming remarks, Dr. Marcus Martin, VP and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity
9:45 Disability studies and U.Va., Christopher Krentz, English & ASL
10:00 Keynote I: What We Gain from Disability, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 Panel I: Disability Across Disciplines (Fred Maus, Music, presiding)
- Listening, Bonnie Gordon, Music
- The Presumption of Competence, Vikram Jaswal, Psychology
- Tom Thumb’s America at War, Jean Franzino, Ph.D candidate, English
- Selected Poems: A Reading, Paul Guest, English – Creative Writing
12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30 Panel II: Global Disability (Denise Walsh, Politics & WGS, presiding)
- The Global Deaf Community: Language Minority or Disability Group? Khadijat Rashid (Gallaudet University)
- Disability and Human Rights, Michael Smith, Politics
- Architecture and Disability in India and China, Phoebe Crisman, Architecture
2:25 Panel III: Disability in Law and Medicine (James Childress, Ethics & Religious Studies, presiding)
- Disability and Identity, Sahar Aktar, Bioethics & Philosophy
- Those Who Think Differently, Marcia Day Childress, Medicine
- What Can Race Law Learn from Disability Law? Kim Forde-Mazrui, Law
3:15-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 Keynote II: The Ubiquity of Disability Michael Bérubé
4:10 Concluding Q and A (Michael Levenson, English, moderating)
4:30-5:30 Closing reception
Accessibility: Harrison/Small auditorium is wheelchair accessible. All symposium events will be interpreted into ASL. Hourly parking is available in the Central Grounds Parking Garage. Directions from parking to Harrison. For additional accommodations requests, please contact Becky Marshall at 434-243-5180 or sdac [at] virginia.edu by Feb. 14.
Co-sponsors:
Disability Access Committee
Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures
Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity
Office of the Provost and Vice Provost for the Arts
Office of the Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Department of English
Corcoran Department of History
Department of Politics
School of Law
Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life
American Sign Language Program
Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities
Bioethics Program
American Studies Program
Media Coverage
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Original banner photo by Tom Olin