Allison Hobgood, associate professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies at Willamette University _092315 z

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Doing Disability Studies: Equity and Justice Through the Arts and Humanities

Hobgood invites listeners to consider the role of disability studies in higher education and as an academic pursuit that supports social justice. Specifically, she will explore the power of disability studies in the Humanities, discuss its history and current iterations, and offer some examples of how disability studies helps make our world a more just, inclusive and equitable place.