The lecture “Haunting the Edges of Social Justice: Disability Across Movements” which touches on how disability relates to social movements and social justice was presented by Alison Kafer, PhD, professor of feminist studies at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas on Thursday, March 17 in Halle Library.
Kafer, who teaches feminist, environmental, and race and ethnicity studies said that she hopes that her lecture will teach people to look at disability in a new way and get more involved in activism.
“I want students to think about disability in relation to other movements, gain new strategies to do cross movement work and think about disability as a political category that has effects on people’s lives,” she said. “Many students are interested in social justice, I hope that conversations like this foster social activism.”