FW: New Directions in Black Disability Studies Conference, April 25th on Grounds
Stephanie Feyne
The conference will culminate in a keynote panel on the state of the field featuring Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy, Keith Mayes, Rezenet Moges-Riedel, Therí Pickens, and Dennis Tyler.
Dr. Rezenet Moges-Riedel is a brilliant Black Deaf anthropologist - so sharing.
The New Directions in Black Disability Studies Conference is a one-day event hosted by the Carter G. Woodson Institute on the grounds of the University of Virginia on April 25, 2025. Black Disability Studies scholarship has grown steadily over the last two decades, but many stories remain untold. This conference explores the lived experiences and representations of Black disabled people across all time periods, in Africa and the Diaspora. We are excited to bring scholars together from across the globe to examine this important topic from a variety of disciplines. The conference will culminate in a keynote panel on the state of the field featuring Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy, Keith Mayes, Rezenet Moges-Riedel, Therí Pickens, and Dennis Tyler.
Registration: Registration is entirely free and is open
We seek to make this conference accessible and look forward to meeting the access needs of participants as fully as possible. We value the well-being and safety of all attendees; with the ongoing pandemic, we will center the needs of disabled and ill colleagues as well as others who are particularly vulnerable. All sessions will be hybrid (virtual and in-person) with ASL interpretation and CART services.
We would like to thank the following groups at UVA for their generous support of the conference: Carter G. Woodson Institute, Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation, Page-Barbour Lectures, Disability Studies Initiative, Department of English, ASL Program, Department of Women, Gender, & Sexuality, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We would also like to thank the Disability History Association, the Virginia Association on Higher Education and Disability, the Department of History at William & Mary, and the African Journal of Disability for their support of the conference.
Please reach out to Jasper Conner with any questions – gjco...@wm.edu
G. Jasper Conner
Carter G. Woodson Institute, Pre-Doctoral Fellow
William & Mary, PhD Candidate