December 7th, 2021, 3-4pm

Disability History Month:

‘I Live a Life Like Yours’, Discussing Jan Grue’s personal reflections

Moderated by Dr Philly Wiseman and Dr Nicola Burns, Centre for Disability Research

Disability History Month is upon us, and this year’s theme focuses on sex and relationships, and hidden impairments – both sites of invisibility for disabled people. This sociology café gives us an opportunity to chat about, and around, Professor Jan Grue’s piece in the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/04/the-high-cost-of-living-in-a-disabling-world?fbclid=IwAR39-dUQGnZfDpiTnSSNnm6z7ASrJvxjqRKUpUBoJs1ZeL240kFIFP4HJRk) and/or have a listen to his short section on BBC 6Music with Cerys Matthew (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0011s68 - section starts at 1hr 10 mins; a chance to hear some great tunes too). Jan beautifully talks through the intimacies of his life, the various relationships he has navigated and how these are shaped in and through disablist landscapes.

All welcome!