Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 3:00pm to 5:30pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
"Misfitting: Disability Broadly Considered", a Disabilities Studies Humanities Symposium. The symposium will bring leading disability scholars from diverse disciplines to discuss the relevance and importance of disability to their respective fields with students, faculty, and community members. Sponsored by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Iowa City Public Library.
4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Welcome by Patricia Zebrowski (Communication Sciences and Disorders) and Douglas Baynton (History), faculty Symposium co-organizers.
4:15 – 5:30 p.m. Keynote by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson (English), Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, in collaboration with the 2019 Craft, Critique, and Culture Conference organized by the Graduate Students of the UI Department of English: “Family Misfits in the Frankenstein Ballet”
For additional schedule information go to https://misfittingsymposium.com/schedule/
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
This event is open to the public.
Contact Information
Group Name: Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
Group Type: Non-profit corporations
Primary Contact Name: Erin Hackathorn
Primary Contact Phone: 319-335-4034
Secondary Contact Name: Jennifer New
Secondary Contact Phone: 319-335-4034
Cosponsor
Cosponsor Organization: Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
Cosponsor Name: Erin Hackathorn
Cosponsor Phone: 319-335-4034
