dis/ability

Public Reading & Discussion on authorship & disability

Misty Matthews-Roper — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:41:23 +0000

Public Reading & Discussion on authorship & disability Misty Matthews-Roper Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:41

Dis/Ability in German Literature - Lecture Series (4)

Public Reading & Discussion on authorship & disability

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This talk is part of a series focusing on Dis/Ability Studies both within and beyond German Studies, organized by Professor Michael Boehringer as part of his Disability in German Literature course and sponsored by WCGS.

On Thursday, March 31, 2022 (1:00 -2:20 pm EST) Austrian author Mercedes Spannagel will give a public reading.

Talk Description: Wie es klingt, wenn es quietscht". Prize-winning short story by Austrian author Mercedes Spannagel about young competitive fencers, one of whom has lost a leg and is resuming her training with a prosthesis. Reading and discussion in German.

Bio: Mercedes Spannagel was born 1995 in Vienna, Austria. She has lived in Heidelberg and Salzburg and is currently studying in Vienna. She has published in literary journals and her short story "Wie es klingt, wenn es quietscht" (The way it sounds when it squeeks) won the Förderpreis at the 1997 Rauriser Literaturtage. Her first novel, Das Palais muss brennen (The Palace Must Burn) was published in 2020 and has been nominated for the Austrian Book Prize.

All talks are free and open to the public and will be hosted on Zoom. If you would like to learn about the other talks in the series please visit our website.

Please register for each event separately.

A life worthy of living: Kolmar's Susanna

Misty Matthews-Roper — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:38:06 +0000

A life worthy of living: Kolmar's Susanna Misty Matthews-Roper Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:38

Dis/Ability in German Literature - Lecture Series (3)

A life worthy of living: Kolmar's Susanna

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On Thursday, March 17, 2022 (1:00 -2:20 pm EST) Dr. Alec Cattell (Texas Tech University) will discuss "A life worthy of living: Kolmar's Susanna."

Talk Description: Join Dr. Alec Cattell (Texas Tech University) for an interactive virtual discussion about Gertrud Kolmar's last surviving literary work, the novella Susanna. After exploring the social and political context in which Susanna was written, the conversation will turn to Kolmar's mode of representing the protagonist as a person with a disability as well as the ways in which she negotiates disability myths and deploys disability rhetorics to inspire readers to read stories about disability ethically.

Bio: Dr. Alec Cattell serves as Associate Director of the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center and Director of the Ethics in Teaching & Learning program. He also teaches German language and cultures, literature, and world cinema in the Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures. Alec holds a Ph.D. in German from the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, where he also studied applied linguistics and earned the Certificate in University Teaching at the Centre for Teaching Excellence. He has published scholarly work on representations, aesthetics, and rhetorics of disability in German literature as well as curriculum design and technology in language pedagogy. His current research investigates the use of digital storytelling to shift narratives about (cultural) identity while fostering multiple literacies.

All talks are free and open to the public and will be hosted on Zoom. If you would like to learn about the other talks in the series please visit our website.

Please register for each event separately.

Disability Myths and Rhetorics

Misty Matthews-Roper — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:33:03 +0000

Disability Myths and Rhetorics Misty Matthews-Roper Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:33

Dis/Ability in German Literature - Lecture Series (2)

Disability Myths and Rhetorics

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On Thursday, February 3, 2022 (1:00-2:20 pm EST) Professor Jay Dolmage (UW) will discuss "Disability Myths and Rhetorics."

Talk Description: In this discussion, Professor Dolmage will work through an overview of myths that offer a shorthand for the ways that disability is narrowly represented or depicted across cultures. These myths offer evidence of some of the most basic and omnipresent ways that disability is rhetorically shaped. Laying out these disability wrongs generates a range of possible awareness, critical tools, and disruptions. The fact that disability is so naturally and habitually associated with negativity means that we cannot neglect to question these natural habits, and we cannot forget that the pause, reflection, and reconsideration we might engender will themselves be critical and creative opportunities. The discussion should lead us to identify further examples of such myths and to challenge them.

Bio: I have a lovely partner named Heather, a dog named Bingo, and three hilarious children named Vern, Francine, and Murphy. I am committed to disability rights in my scholarship, service, and teaching. My work brings together rhetoric, writing, disability studies, and critical pedagogy. My first book, entitled Disability Rhetoric, was published with Syracuse University Press in 2014. Academic Ableism: Disability and Higher Education was published with Michigan University Press in 2017 and is available in an open-access version online. Disabled Upon Arrival: Eugenics, Immigration, and the Construction of Race and Disability was published in 2018 with Ohio State University Press. I am the Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies.

All talks are free and open to the public and will be hosted on Zoom. If you would like to learn about the other talks in the series please visit our website.

Please register for each event separately.

Critical Disability Studies: The Intersections of Theory and Lived Experience

Misty Matthews-Roper — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:15:25 +0000

Critical Disability Studies: The Intersections of Theory and Lived Experience Misty Matthews-Roper Tue, 01/11/2022 - 13:15

Dis/Ability in German Literature - Lecture Series (1)

Critical Disability Studies: The Intersections of Theory and Lived Experience

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This talk is part of a series focusing on Dis/Ability Studies both within and beyond German Studies, organized by Michael Boehringer as part of his Disability in German Literature course and sponsored by WCGS.

On Thursday, January 20, 2022 H.L. Haag, (WLU) will discuss "Critical Disability Studies: The Intersections of Theory and Lived Experience."

Talk Description: This talk will focus on the epistemological and theoretical foundations of Disability Studies, its pathway to current approaches in research and scholarship, and the implications of those conceptualizations on the lived experiences of people with different abilities.

Bio: Halina (Lin) Haag (MSW, RSW) is a PhD candidate and Contract Faculty member with the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University and a researcher with the University of Toronto's Acquired Brain Injury Research Lab. As someone who is differently abled, she has discussed academic and lived experiences of (dis)ability in international academic, professional, and community-based arena. Her work has been highlighted a.o. by CTV National News, CBC Enquête, and Global News.

All talks are free and open to the public and will be hosted on Zoom. If you would like to learn about the other talks in the series please visit our website.

Please register for each event separately.