Hosted by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute and Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, the series “(Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues” returns this semester with four exciting conversations—with luminaries who are engaged variously with many forms of innovative and intersectional Disability cultural work.

The (Dis)courses Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues series offers exciting, ongoing events on disability literature, media, and the arts, focusing on critical reflection, teaching, and research in today’s world.

Disability Justice Lessons for Our Collective Survival:
A Discussion about Crip Kinship - With Shayda Kafai

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 3:00–4:00 p.m. EST via Zoom
Title: Crip Kinship
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Ecocrip Sensibilities: Mending, Care, and Love Affairs - With Naomi Ortiz

Thursday, April 7, 2022 5:00–6:30 p.m. EST via Zoom
Title: Sustaining Spirit
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Enabling and "Cripping" the Back-to-the-Land Movement - With Clark A. Pomerleau

Monday, April 11, 2022 12:00–1:30 p.m. EST via Zoom
2 Titles: Califia Women and Better Living Through Cats
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The Ethics of Passing and Disability Disclosure in Higher Education - With Joseph A. Stramondo

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 5:00–6:30 P.M. EST via Zoom
Joseph Stramondo’s books are not yet available.
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