2011-2012

Filtering by: 2011-2012

Mar
8
to Mar 10

Screening and Discussion of Girlfriend (Justin Lerner, 2010) with discussants Elizabeth Emens and Maura Spiegel

Evan is a young man with Down Syndrome who lives with his mother in a poor, working-class town hit hard by the recent economic recession.  When he unexpectedly comes into a large amount of money, Evan uses it to romantically pursue Candy, a girl from town whom he has loved since high school.  Candy, now a barely-employed single mom, is facing financial debt, possible eviction, and the inability to rid herself of Russ, her abusive and volatile ex-boyfriend.

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Oct
27
to Oct 29

Disability Studies and Medical Humanities

  • Jed D. Satow Conference Room (5th floor), Lerner Hall, Columbia University (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This panel will explore the the conflicts and common ground between two fields that have often been in tension with one another.  Speakers will be asked to share their insights into this tension, identifying spaces of possibility where the two might intersect/collaborate/learn from one another. 

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Oct
14
to Oct 15

Injured Cities/Urban Afterlives

  • Miller Theatre and Wood Auditorium (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

What are the effects of catastrophe on cities, their inhabitants, and the larger world? How can we address the politics of terror with which states react to their vulnerability? In a series of presentations and conversations, an international group of artists, writers, activists and individuals directly affected by urban inquiry will imagine creative modes of reinvention in response to urban disasters.

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Oct
6
to Oct 8

Disabled at Columbia

  • Case Lounge, 701 Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia Law School (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We begin our project with a panel of students, faculty, and staff who discuss the ways the university has both accommodated and excluded people with disabilities.  What are some of the surprising and innovative ways that Columbia has sought to include people with disabilities in its community?  Conversely, how has it managed to maintain ADA compliance, while creating an unwelcoming environment for people with disabilities?  Our campus will serve as a starting place for a broader discussion about disability, access, and higher education.

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