279: Queering and Cripping Academia: Disability Justice and Mentorship for BIPOC Scholars with Dr. Pau Abustan and Dr. Shayda Kafai
Aug 09, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Today I’m joined by Dr. Pau Abustan and Dr. Shayda Kafai to discuss the intersections of queerness, disability justice and mentorship for BIPOC scholars. The episode covers the principles of disability justice, personal strategies for self-care, and the importance of building supportive communities and mentorship networks. Our guests also open up about the challenges that queer, crip, BIPOC scholars face and provide insights into advocating for inclusive and accessible educational spaces.
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Here are the names and links to people and concepts mentioned on the show:
-Margaret Price (Mad at School)
-Molly Benitez (affects of labor)
-Patty Berne
-Leroy F Moore Jr
-Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
-10 Principles of Disability Justice: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice
-Sins Invalid: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/
-Crip time: https://dsq-sds.org/index.php/dsq/article/view/5824/4684
-Spoon Theory: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/category/the-spoon-theory/
-access is love: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2019/02/01/access-is-love/
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