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2013
Thursday, April 11th
8:30 AM

“Cripping” the Con!

Diane R. Wiener, Syracuse University
Rachael Zubal-Ruggieri, Syracuse University

Goldstein Student Center

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

8:45 AM

Disability, Visuality and the Silver Age Superhero

José Alaniz, University of Washington – Seattle

Goldstein Student Center

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

10:30 AM

Avatar: Opening Pandora's Box to a Post Human Future

Marielle Kriesel, University of California, Los Angeles

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Boldly Going Where no Crip has Gone Before: Examining Disability in Star Trek

Cara Liebowitz, National Youth Leadership Network

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Cinematic Representations of Intellectual Disability: What Do Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Think?

Ann F. Schormans, McMaster University
Rebecca Renwick, University of Toronto

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Cripping American Horror Story

Ethan Lewis, Syracuse University

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Deafening Outcry: Hawkeye, Transformative Works, and the Re-Creation of Disability

Suzanne Walker, Barnard College

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Flying Blind: An Investigation into Daredevil and Oracle

Earl Coburn, Kent State University

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Hyperkinesis and the World of Tomorrow

Ana R. Darrow, Smith College

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

More than Visual: A Collaborative Exercise in Creating an "Accessible" Graphic Narrative

Jeremy Johnson, University of Minnesota
Lisa Johnson, University of Minnesota

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

The History and Evolution of Disability Voice in Art and Film

Colleen Deitrich, Central Regional Youth Partner, YOUTH POWER!

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

They Came from Beyond the Grave: Examining Interactions of Zombies, Pop Culture, and Disabilities Studies

Sarah Hoedlmoser, University of Toronto

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

X2: X-Men united: Disability Pride and Identity through Four Distinct Interpretations

Tracy Schrems, St. Bonaventure University
Stephanie Bellotti, St. Bonaventure University
Katie Zibro, St. Bonaventure University
Maria Liotta, St. Bonaventure University

Goldstein Student Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

2:00 PM

Deviance, Stigma, and "Crippled" Sexuality: The Portrayal of Disability in House, M.D.

Meghann O'Leary, University of Illinois at Chicago

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Embodiment, Disability and Social Violence in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Julie Sadler, York University

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

I'm Your Huckleberry: An examination of the elements that make a positive and memorable character with disability in film and television

Ari Ne’eman, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
Day Al-Mohamed

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Life's too Short: A Comical Turn in Disability in the Media

Amanda L. Cachia, University of California, San Diego

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Portrayal of Autism in Two Canadian newspapers: Comparison with the New York Times

Kalie Mosig, University of Calgary
Gregor Wolbring, University of Calgary

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Positive Portrayals of Disabilities in Popular Webcomics: A Small Case Study

Katherine Deibel, University of Washington

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Representations of Disability in "Family Guy" do Satirical Cartoons get a "Free Pass" about Representations of Disability

Allison Dickey, Ashland University

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Taking on and Shaking up Mainstream Visual Representations of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Ann F. Schormans, McMaster University

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Unspoken Emotion: Interpreting Feelings through Anime and Graphic Novels

Emily Rutherford, Lamar University
Jennifer T. Butcher, Lamar University

Goldstein Student Center

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

4:30 PM

From the Field: An Examination of Responses from Mainstream Writers, Artists, and Producers on Disability--

Day Al-Mohamed

Goldstein Student Center

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

7:00 PM

Disability Activism & Fandom -- A Roundtable Strategizing on Fandom as a Target of/Resource for Activism

Ari Ne’eman, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
Day Al-Mohamed

Skybarn

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM