REPORT OF THE EVENT
Disability studies is a rapidly growing field of academic enquiry in the world today. In India however, the discipline is still in a gestative stage of development. For this reason, the Centre for Disability Research and Training, Kirori Mal College felt the need to acquaint the undergraduate and postgraduate students from across the country with the various research possibilities that disability studies offers by organising an international webinar- “WHY DOES DISABILITY RESEARCH MATTER?” consisting of 11 lectures spread over 5 days from 4th of October 2020 to 8th of October, 2020. The webinar was truly interdisciplinary in its range covering a vast array of disciplines from literature, cultural studies, sociology, political science, psychology, philosophy, law and inclusive designs. In less than a week, the Centre enabled young scholars from India to acquaint themselves with and interact with internationally established disability study scholars ranging from Prof Nicholas Watson, Prof Dan Goodley and Prof Stephen Kuusisto to Prof Eva Feder Kittay, Prof Margrit Shildrick and Prof. Lennard Davis. Not surprisingly 440 participants from all over the country registered for this star-studded and highly informative event.
SCHEDULE
4TH OCTOBER
4 PM
Title of lecture: “What do we mean by Disability Research and Why is it Important?”
Speaker: Prof. Nicholas Watson
Chair of Disability Studies (Sociology)
University of Glasgow
Link to the lecture: https://youtu.be/6JzBZT33Reo
6 PM
Title of lecture: “Gender and Disability: An Intersectional Perspective”
Speaker: Prof. Shilpa Das
Professor,
Interdisciplinary Design Studies,
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/tyz7FvDNiDk
5TH OCTOBER
4 PM
Title of lecture: “Human Desire: Some Thoughts on Disability Research” Speaker: Prof. Dan Goodley
Co-director, iHuman
School of Education
University of Sheffield
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/9r4cT6FZ0Wk
6 PM
Title of lecture: “Disability and an Ethics of Care: Friends or Foes”
Speaker: Prof. Eva Feder Kittay
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Emerita
Stony Brook University/SUNY
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/QTzdu2OVNjg
6TH OCTOBER
4 PM
Title of lecture: “The Importance of Critical Disability Studies: Challenging Conventional Thought.”
Speaker: Prof. Margrit Shildrick
Guest Professor of Gender and Knowledge Production
ERG
Stockholms Universitet
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/G0dHQ_YX13c
6 PM
Title of lecture: “Disability and Cultural Diplomacy: A Grassroots Perspective” Speaker: Prof. Stephen Kuusisto,
University Professor
Director
Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach
Burton Blatt Institute Syracuse University
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/wLgU9stnDvc
7TH OCTOBER
4 PM
Title of lecture: “The Cultural Model of Disability as an Analytical Tool: Key Assumptions, Strengths and Weaknesses.”
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Anne Waldschmidt,
Professor of Sociology and Politics of Rehabilitation, Disability Studies Director of iDiS – International research unit Disability Studies
Member of the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Cologne
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/Nwxb-jtJgJA
6 PM
Title of lecture: “Why do Law and Disability Studies need to speak with each other?” Speaker: Prof. Amita Dhanda
Professor Emerita
Head Centre for Disability Studies and
Centre for Legal Philosophy and Justice Education
NALSAR University of Law Hyderabad
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/1mf_QOeFVGk
8TH OCTOBER
2 PM
Title of lecture: “Marrakesh Treaty and its Impact on Persons with Print Disabilities in India”
Speaker: Mr. Dipendra Manocha
Founding Managing Trustee Saksham
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/3TD_B8DCiNk
4 PM
Title of lecture: “With Universal Design and Focus Groups to more Inclusion.” Speaker: Prof. Gregor Strutz
Guest Faculty at NID, Ahmedabad Managing Director
inkl.Design GmbH – Agency for inclusive Design Berlin
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/bZRo6SS06bI
6 PM
Title of lecture: “What would things look like without Disability Studies?” Speaker: Prof. Lennard Davis
Distinguished Professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of English
Department of Disability and Human Development
Department of Medical Education
Link to the Lecture: https://youtu.be/7H5rJ3fXWPc
