In just over two weeks, HIVES has the honor and privilege of hosting disability activist and self-proclaimed rabble-rouser Eli Clare. Clare was recently named a Disability Futures Fellow by the Ford Foundation, and he’ll be here for a trio events “at” Michigan State University [note: all events are digital]. The events are described in detail below. Please make sure to RSVP if you plan to attend.
If you are interested in more of Eli’s work, visit his website or read his most recent book: Brilliant Imperfection.
EXPLORING BRILLIANT IMPERFECTION, WRITING ABOUT BODYMIND DIFFERENCE, NOVEMBER 5 @ 10:00AM EST
Using storytelling, brainstorming, and free writing, Eli Clare will lead us through ways of writing and thinking about all kinds of bodymind difference. In collaboration with MSU’s Writing, Rhetoric, and American Culture Department and the MSU Writing Center.
Click on the link to RSVP for the workshop (Note, while all HIVES events are open to the public, priority will be given to MSU students in the event of the event reaching capacity)
THE INTERSECTION OF QUEERNESS & DISABILITY WORKSHOP, NOVEMBER 5 @ 2:00PM EST
What are the connections among ableism, homophobia, and transphobia? How do issues around queer disability identities fit into a broader intersectional social justice framework? Join Eli Clare for a facilitated dialogue! In collaboration with the Feminisms, Genders, and Sexualities Workshop.
Click on the link to RSVP for the workshop (Note, while all HIVES events are open to the public, priority will be given to MSU students in the event of the event reaching capacity)
ELI CLARE KEYNOTE, “NOTES ON CURE, DISABILITY, & NATURAL WORLDS,” NOVEMBER 6, 4:00PM EST
Eli Clare is presenting his keynote, “Notes on Cure, Disability, & Natural Worlds” for the HIVES Research Workshop and Speaker Series on the topic of disability studies, animal studies, and popular culture.
Click on the link to RSVP for the keynote. This event is open to the public.
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