Seminars

This  Seminar takes a broad interdisciplinary approach to Disability Studies—a rapidly expanding field informed by the knowledge base and methodologies of the traditional liberal arts and post-positivist perspectives. Disability Studies focuses on a sociopolitical analysis of disability: it examines both the social meaning we give to variations that exist in human behavior and appearance—implicit or explicit valuings that con- struct exclusionary categorical binaries—and the role that disability has played, currently plays and can potentially play in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and education.

Co-Chairs
Professor Michelle Ballan
msb2008@columbia.edu

Ms. Colleen Lewis
cl2328@columbia.edu

Rapporteur
Rhiannon Maycumber
ram2234@columbia.edu

Meeting dates and locations are subject to change. Please confirm details with the seminar rapporteur.