Beyond Barriers: Disability Through Arts

A researcher-led and an inclusive humanities and social sciences network, accessible to all researchers regardless of their funding source or background. This will ultimately be a UK-wide network tailored to researchers at postdoctoral level in the humanities and social sciences disciplines.Registered charity number 233176

British Academy

How can art, performance and creativity deepen our understanding of disability - and create powerful ways to share lived experiences?

The British Academy

The Age of Self?

Join our researchers, creators and performers as they explore the continually evolving nature of identity, belonging and connection through a series of free events.

This thought-provoking panel and exhibition will share stories that explore the impact of ableism on the possibilities of equitable futures. Discover how creativity and storytelling challenge stereotypes, amplify disabled voices, and open space for new conversations. <h4>Speakers:</h4>Dr Donna McCormackDonna McCormack (they/them) is a Chancellor’s Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Humanities at the University of Strathclyde. They recently completed an AHRC Leadership Fellowship on Transplant Imaginaries. Their research interests include chronic illness and the critical medical humanities, queer and crip theories, biotechnologies (specifically organ transplantation), postcolonial and anticolonial theories, and contemporary science and speculative fiction. They are the coordinator of the Nordic Network Gender, Body, Health, as well as a founding member of the Monster Network. They also engage with film photography as part of their research and to record daily disabled and immunocompromised life. Donna is the principal investigator on the British Academy- funded project Doing Disability Futures. Dr Ingrid YoungIngrid (she/her) is a medical sociologist who works with qualitative methods, including arts-based and participatory methods. She is particularly interested in how experiences of and inequalities across gender, sexualities, race, disability and technologies shape sexual health and wellbeing. Her research explores sexual and reproductive health and social justice, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), LGBTQ+ health, chronic illness and disability, and health activisms. Ingrid is co-lead on the British Academy-funded project Doing Disability Futures, and is running Case Study 1 with The Love Tank. Christopher Samuel (Remote Speaker)Christopher Samuel is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in identity and disability politics. Often echoing the many facets of his own lived experience as a Black disabled man, his work tells stories, highlighting the often unseen experiences of his day to day life and those of others in similar circumstances. His practice includes small detailed ink drawings, film, print, audio, research, and large installations.Samuel works alongside galleries, museums, archives and other institutions to address missing representation in our cultural spaces. <h4>Chair:</h4>Professor Tom ShakespeareProfessor Tom Shakespeare FBA is a leading social scientist and bioethicist, and the Professor of Disability Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has more than three decades of experience in disability studies, with his research spanning social policy, ethics, sexuality and global development.He previously worked with the World Health Organization, contributing to key reports including the World Report on Disability. He has authored or edited numerous influential books, such as Disability Rights and Wrongs and Disability - the Basics.Tom has appeared on BBC Radio, spoken at the UN, and served on various councils including the Arts Council England and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. In recognition of his work, he was awarded a CBE for services to disability research. <h4>Event schedule:</h4><ul><li>Doors, project exhibit and bar open: 17:30</li><li>Panel starts: 18:30</li><li>Audience Q&amp;A: 19:30</li><li>Event ends: 19:45</li><li>Bar closes: 20:30</li></ul> <h4>Further information</h4>Free event, donations welcome, booking required.As tickets are free, people sometimes book and don't attend, so we have to issue more tickets than there are seats available to allow for this. Entry into this event is on a first-come, first-served basis and we recommend arriving in good time to avoid any disappointment.Registering for a ticket does not guarantee you entrance to the SHAPE Room. If the SHAPE Room reaches capacity, you will be directed to the Wohl Gallery next door to watch a live stream of the event.This event will also be recorded and live streamed on YouTube.This event has live subtitles delivered by 121 Captions and a BSL interpreter.The British Academy building is fully accessible. For further details, please visit the <a href="https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/about/accessibility-at-the-british-academy/" title="https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/about/accessibility-at-the-british-academy/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Accessibility at the British Academy</a> page.For any additional questions or specific access requirements, attendees are invited to contact the events team at events@thebritishacademy.ac.ukIf you have any questions about this event, please refer to our <a href="https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/ZNywCV1KUvWglTQU5zR?domain=eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" title="https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/ZNywCV1KUvWglTQU5zR?domain=eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Public Events FAQs</a>. If your question is not answered, again, please email events@thebritishacademy.ac.ukDiscover more about our events by signing up to our <a href="https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news-features/newsletter-sign-up/" title="https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news-features/newsletter-sign-up/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">newsletter.</a>The British Academy is a registered charity, number 233176.

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