(Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues—a new multimedia series presented by the Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach, in collaboration with the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA)—continues on March 27, 2019, at 7 p.m. in Watson Theater with the Syracuse premiere of the film You Were an Amazement on the Day You Were Born. Continue Reading
March 7, 2019
Established in 2013, “Cripping” the Comic Con (“CripCon”) is an interdisciplinary, international symposium that provides participants (including students, faculty, staff, and community members) with the opportunity to engage in a broad array of reflective discussions about perceptions of disability that exist implicitly and explicitly within mainstream popular cultures, particularly comic books, graphic novels, and manga.
April 4, 2019
In this collaborative workshop led by Jay Dolmage, participants will address ableist attitudes, policies, and practices built into higher education. The group will interrogate the minimal and temporary means we have been given to address inequities, and the cost such an approach has for disabled students and faculty.
February 21, 2019
On March 7, the Burton Blatt Institute’s (BBI) Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach, in collaboration with the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will present the first event in a new series that showcases disability literature, media and the arts, focusing on contemporary critical reflection, teaching and research. The series is called (Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues. Continue Reading
February 20, 2019
End of Life, a documentary film that was nominated for the 2018 European Film Awards, will be shown Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m. in Room NAB 4414B of Upstate Medical University’s Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and reception with the filmmakers, Paweł Wojtasik and John Bruce. The panel will include members of the Syracuse-area hospice, medical and spiritual communities. The event is free and open to the public. The filmmakers can be available for interviews upon request.
February 19, 2019
February 14, 2019
The Student Association for Enlightenment and Inspiration cordially invites you all for an evening of poetry. We will read, recite, and discuss Rumi’s poetry and let delicious baklava and Turkish Tea be the source of our inspiration. Continue Reading
February 8, 2019
When: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Add to calendar
Where: 341 Eggers Hall
February 8, 2019