Cripping Graduate School: A Disability/Mad Studies Reading and Activities Group

A collaboration of graduate and undergraduate students and recent alumni has received SPICES funding from the School of Graduate Studies to establish a Disability and Mad Studies Reading Group. The group endeavors to cultivate a social and intellectual disability community on campus for those with disabilities, developing Disability Studies scholarship, and/or interested in learning more. Anyone is welcome to participate, including community members without affiliations to McMaster.

To receive updates and meeting invitations, email Alise and Alan at cripgrad@mcmaster.ca to join our mailing list. We invite those willing to facilitate a session to let us know!

Date: Monday, October 22 from 2:30-4 (with hang out time until 4:30)
Topic: Welcome to Disability Studies (and the group)
Facilitators: Alan Santinele Martino, PhD Candidate – Sociology & Alise de Bie, PhD Candidate – Social Work
Location:Mills Library third floor – Community Room L304
Reading: Simi Linton’s “Disability Studies/Not Disability Studies”

*Includes food*
Please RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/CripGrad