How does society perceive disability? How much do you know about disability culture and history? How does disability intersect your field of study? Do your students know about these issues?
Thursday, February 2, 2012
8 AM-10AM “The Value of Disability Studies”
Location: Plaster Student Union, Ballroom East
Intended Audience: Faculty/Staff
10:30 AM-12:30 PM “Disability Studies Workshop
Location: Plaster Student Union, Ballroom East
Intended Audience: Faculty. staff, and student interested in developing a disability studies minor
Susan Burch, Ph.D., is an associate professor of America studies and director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity at Middlebury College. She has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books, chapters, and articles in critical deaf and disability studies. Burch recently served as editor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia of American Disability History. She was a co-founding member of the Disability History Association and currently serves on its Board of Trustees. Burch also has served on the Advisory Board of the Society for Disability Studies. She has taught at Gallaudet University, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), King’s College (Aberdeen, Scotland), and Ohio State University.
These programs are brought to you by a Public Affairs Grant.
Participants with disabilities who may not be able to fully participate because of the instructional format or design of the program may request an accommodation by contacting the Disability Resource Center at your earliest convenience, 417-836-4192.
