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Misfitting Humanities Symposium Lecture: "Working in Intolerable Space(Times): An Empirical Study of Academic Ableism
Apr 5, 2019
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
136 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
On April 4-6, the 2019 Obermann Humanities Symposium, Misfitting: Disability Broadly Considered, will bring leading disability scholars from diverse disciplines to discuss the relevance and importance of disability to their respective fields. The symposium will consider the pervasive (though often unnoticed) influence of disability on and in the performing, visual, and literary arts, in philosophy and religion, in political and economic life, and in everyday language, as we explore when and how minds and bodies “misfit.”
Visiting lecturer Margaret Price, author and Program Director for Disability Studies at Ohio State University, will describe findings from her ten years of research in academic settings and argue for a new understanding of access based upon the concept of “crip spacetime.” Price will be introduced by Naomi Greyser (GWSS, American Studies, English).
View the complete schedule, as well as speaker bios and resources at https://misfittingsymposium.com/.
Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, the Ida Beam Visiting Professorships Program, the UI Campus Activities Board, and the UI School of Social Work.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact in advance at