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Creating Disability Accessibility in Ethnographic Research through Collaboration

Location

Online

Date & Time

April 15, 2025, 5:00 pm6:00 pm

Description

Creating Disability Accessibility in Ethnographic Research through Collaboration

In this talk, Erin L. Durban will explore experimental efforts in anti-ableist ethnographic research. They will highlight interconnected methodological considerations for this project, such as mixed-ability collaboration, mixing “local” and “remote” research, asynchronous participation, the use of a wide variety of affordable access technology, and more.

Presented by MLLI 602 course: Ethnography of Communication Seminar.

Erin L. Durban is Associate Professor of Anthropology at University of Minnesota. They serve on the Leadership Team of Critical Disability Studies and was co-Chair from 2021-2023. Durban earned a PhD in Feminist Studies from University of Arizona and is an active affiliate of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies and American Studies. On campus, they lead the Queer and Trans* Ecologies Interdisciplinary Initiative. They additionally co-Chair the Association for Queer Anthropology.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, & Intercultural Communication; the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Public Health; and the Minor in Critical Disability Studies.

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