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This podcast brings you insights from leading experts in disability and mad studies from around the world. You’ll hear about the research and work of disabled scholars, activists, artists and our allies. You’ll also get some insight into their lives - their favourite non-DS activities, hobbies, and adventures. Most importantly, however, you’ll get to hear how they think disability can save the world…
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Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Content Warning - Mention of Suicide
In today's show, I am joined by Dr. Merrick Pilling (@chillingwithdr.pilling), an Assistant Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Windsor. We talk about his two new books - Queer and Trans Madness: Struggles for Social Justice and Interrogating Psychiatric Narratives of Madness: Documented Lives co-edited with Dr. Andrea Daley. We also discuss the importance of Mad Studies-based interventions, the absence of racialized and queer and trans mad people’s experiences in the field, the challenges of academic publishing, and of course, the different ways disability can save the world…
Academic crush: Dr. Sami Schalk - Black Disability Politics
Currently reading: People Change, Little Fish, Five Little Indians, and Butter Honey Pig Bread
Event: Book Launch for Queer and Trans Madness: Struggles for Social Justice. June 12th, 2022 at 3:00 pm EST. Registration (free): https://tinyurl.com/3nzwbke4
Check out the website for more info: https://www.uwindsor.ca/wgst/StrugglesForSocialJustice
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