(Dis)ability?: Queer and Feminist Perspectives Workshop

Program:

Thursday Oct 18, 2012

3:00 - 4:30pm Round Table on Disability, Queer & Feminist Theory

Discussants: Robert McRuer, Alexis Shotwell, Shelley Tremain, Danielle Peers, Catherine Clune-Taylor

4:30-5:00pm Refreshment Break

5:00 - 6:30pm Robert McRuer – “Austerity and Excess: Cripping the Crisis”

6:30 PM - 9:30pm Crip Tease: An Evening of Irreverent Art

Arts Based Research Studio (down the hall from the student lounge)

Food & drinks served at 6:30pm, film & performances begin at 7pm 

Friday Oct 19, 2012

11:00am to 12:30 pm Shelley Tremain  - “Educating Jouy: A Case Study of Ableism in Feminist Philosophy”

12:30-1:30pm lunch 

1:30-3:00 pm Alexis Shotwell – “Queer Desires, Complex Bodies, and Non-Identification”

*All events are free (artist donations accepted), and are wheelchair accessible. For other accessibility questions contact criptease@gmail.com

Travel:

LRT or bus to University Terminal (North Campus)

Paid parking on east and west sides of building

Accessible Entrances midway through building on east & west sides of building.

(http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/?b=edNorth)

Crip Tease Art Event (October 18):

Arts Based Research Studio. 4th Floor, Education North, University of Alberta

(http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/?b=edNorth) 

Suggested Hotel – Campus Towers

11145 87 Avenue, Edmonton, AB

(1/2 a block East from Education… see it on map at URL above)

http://campustower.com/

Dance Party (October 19)

Accessibility

• Symposium and Art Event are both free of charge
• Building, room and nearby bathrooms are wheelchair accessible
• Major transit stop directly across the street (University Station)
• Paid (and covered) parking, and bike racks available close to building
• Interpretation services (currently being arranged, please contact organizers)
• For any other accessibility concerns please contact criptease@gmail.com