Naming Ourselves as Disabled People and LGBT People
UC Riverside HUB 367
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 4:30-7:30pm
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago
Featuring Eli Clare: A Trail of Words and History
Naming ourselves and our communities are often acts of both pride and resistance. Join poet and activist Eli Clare in exploring the words disabled people and LGBT people use and histories we reference in this act of naming. Weaving stories, images, and analysis, Eli delves into the words gimp, crip, queer, and freak and into the history of the... [read more]
Featuring Eli Clare: A Trail of Words and History
Naming ourselves and our communities are often acts of both pride and resistance. Join poet and activist Eli Clare in exploring the words disabled people and LGBT people use and histories we reference in this act of naming. Weaving stories, images, and analysis, Eli delves into the words gimp, crip, queer, and freak and into the history of the freak show to learn more about naming.
Co-Sponsored by the LGBT Resource Center and the Student Disability Union.
Image from a portrait by Riva Lehrer, used with permission.
