This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the principles of the disability justice movement followed by discussion of ways to incorporate these principles into how educators design and teach their courses. The workshop will leave space for questions, group discussion and collaborative brainstorming to address issues and concerns of participants about making their specific teaching more accessible, including acknowledging that some of us are disabled ourselves and are impacted by the ableism of our institutions in ways that effect our teaching.

About Dr. Sami Schalk:

Dr. Schalk is an Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her interdisciplinary research explores the intersections of disability, race, and gender in contemporary American literature and culture, with a particular focus on African American literature, speculative fiction, and women’s literature. She is the author of Bodyminds Reimagined (Duke University Press, 2018) and Black Disability Politics (Duke University Press, 2022). Additionally, Dr. Schalk is a pleasure activist and artist who believes that pleasure is political and a measure of freedom.

Workshop Details:

• Date: September 9, 2024,
• Time: 2:30–5:30 Pm (With A Drink Afterward)
• Place: Amsterdam, UvA, REK JKK 44
  Roeterseiland JK, Valckeniersstraat 65-67, 1018 XE Amsterdam
• Language: English
• Free but registration is required (fill out this form), as spaces are limited.
  Please just sign up if you really can join. If you signed up but can no longer attend, please let us know by emailing: l.vangoidsenhoven@uva.nl

This event is generously supported by ASCA, AISSR and the Decolonial Futures RPA Seed Grant "Addressing Access Fatigue: Archival Practices through a Critical Disability Lens" of the University of Amsterdam