Disability, Arts and Health Conference (CfP, Bergen, Norway, 1-2 September 2016)

Research Summary: Disability, Arts and Health Conference

Event Type: Academic Conference

Focus Area: Critical examination of disability representation and theorization across academic, clinical, artistic, and community contexts.

Location & Dates: Bergen, Norway; 1-2 September 2016

Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Robert McRuer (George Washington University), Sita Popat (University of Leeds), Alexa Wright (University of Westminster), Margrit Shildrick (University of Linköping)

Call for Participation: Open to scholars, artists, community activists, and practitioners across diverse disciplines.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 May 2016

Scope: Interdisciplinary engagement integrating disability studies with arts practice, clinical perspectives, and grassroots activism.

This conference aims to reflect critically on how disability is represented and theorised in contemporary society, both in an academic context and outside the academy, including by clinical practitioners, community activists, mainstream media and creative arts practitioners.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Robert McRuer (The George Washington University, US)
Sita Popat (University of Leeds, UK)
Alexa Wright (University of Westminster, UK)
Margrit Shildrick (University of Linköping, Sweden)

We welcome abstracts from scholars, artists, community activists and practitioners from a diverse range of disciplines. Deadline for abstracts: 30^th May 2016. For more detailed information, see the cfp attached.