In my life, access intimacy is something that has been hard won, organic or at times even felt magical.  It has taken me by surprise, showing up with people that I never would have expected to have that kind of “access connection” with.  It has been exciting and relieving, like a long slow exhale.  I don’t know where it comes from or how it happens.  It has felt like an unspoken, instinctual language between different people, like an entirely unique way of being able to communicate and connect.  Similar to meeting someone you just “click with,” access intimacy has felt like a distinct form of attraction, desire and energy on to itself. -- passage from access intimacy'

After our discussion on Tuesday, I was definitely feeling the weight and darkness of the history of disability in the US. From the discussion about Haverford’s own Gotter’s eugenics movement contribution to the varying levels of surveillance at Ellis Island, there were many points in the history of disability that are not being discussed nearly enough in the classroom setting. However, a thought I was contemplating while having this discussion was how does one even begin to talk about something so traumatic and heavy. It is difficult to envision the “correct” way of broaching this topic.

PORTRAITS OF DISABILITY AND DIFFERENCE

Writing Seminar 118, Fall 2023                                              Prof. Kristin Lindgren

Tuesday/Thursday 2:30-4 PM                                                klindgre@haverford.edu

Union 114                                                                                          office hours by appointment                                                                                                                                                 

COURSE DESCRIPTION                      

Hey everyone! Thanks for a really great semester. I've linked my joint final with Sarah here. If you have any issues accessing the document let me know. Happy reading!

PORTRAITS OF DISABILITY AND DIFFERENCE

Writing Seminar 118, Fall 2022                                              Prof. Kristin Lindgren

Tuesday/Thursday 2:30-4 PM                                                klindgre@haverford.edu

Hall 106                                                                               office hours by appointment                                                                                                                                                 

COURSE DESCRIPTION                      

Hi everyone, my final project talks about the relationship between art and disability, since we've been discussing CCW and multiple mediums of art that the community have created and its such a vibrant field to dig deeper in. This is a narrated PPT, where each slide accompanies a short audio clip that once you click on it, plays the presentation for the slide. Hope you enjoy!

Hi everyone, my final project talks about the relationship between art and disability, since we've been discussing CCW and multiple mediums of art that the community have created and its such a vibrant field to dig deeper in. This is a narrated PPT, where each slide accompanies a short audio clip that once you click on it, plays the presentation for the slide. Hope you enjoy!