Author Archives: bjbrueggemann

Places of Waiting

Written by Ashten Vassar-Cain, with support from the DAC team The floorplan was not the most remarkable thing that I saw in the archives. At first glance, there was nothing extraordinary about the basement of Knight Hospital. This was not like the documents that puzzled me, the images that startled me, and the narratives thatContinue reading “Places of Waiting”

Poetry of the Institution – A Closer Look of MacNamara’s Poetics

Written by Madison Bigelow, with support from the DAC team During Summer 2023, the entire research team co-authored a blogpost with our own reflections on Superintendent Roger D. MacNamara’s analysis of the Mansfield Training School closure in 1993, titled “The Mansfield Training School Is Closed: The Swamp Has Finally Been Drained.” Warmly referred to byContinue reading “Poetry of the Institution – A Closer Look of MacNamara’s Poetics”

“Thinking about Disability All Along the Way:” A Reflection on Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson’s Visit to the University of Connecticut

Written by Madison Bigelow, with support from The DAC Team ***The link to the presentation slides from this event can be accessed here. The link to the captioned transcript can be accessed here. Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, a Professor of English and Bioethics at Emory University, recently visited the University of Connecticut and presented at theContinue reading ““Thinking about Disability All Along the Way:” A Reflection on Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson’s Visit to the University of Connecticut”

Our “Caws” for Disability Representation were Answered: A Review of the Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo and Netflix’s Hit Adaptation, “Shadow and Bone.”

Written by Hannah Dang, with support from the DAC team (The following image was found under the use of the Creative Commons license. It is a promotional poster of the Netflix adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse book series “Shadow and Bone,” “King of Scars,” and “Six of Crows” featuring Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov,Continue reading “Our “Caws” for Disability Representation were Answered: A Review of the Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo and Netflix’s Hit Adaptation, “Shadow and Bone.””

Why DAC?: A Personal Reflection

Written by Alyssa Carbutti, with support from the DAC team Recently I was asked by the members of my DAC team to participate in a group conversation about what DAC means to each of us. I gave a short answer, but I realize now that I really wrote about what I hope for DAC toContinue reading “Why DAC?: A Personal Reflection”

The “Difficult Choices: Disability on a Dirt Road” podcast

Created by Kate Youngdahl-Stauss, BreadLoaf School of English student, with support from the DAC team. “Difficult Choices: Disability on a Dirt Road” explores the very different choices made by two neighbors confronting severe illness in rural Vermont. An intimate portrait, this “podcast with pictures” highlights the tensions between the desire to stay in a belovedContinue reading “The “Difficult Choices: Disability on a Dirt Road” podcast”

Crip Camp Zoomed In

Written by Allison Kogut, a UConn student, with support from the DAC team At approximately 00:32:17 in “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution,” a group of campers have a conversation about how they are treated by their parents. In the 1960’s and before, disabled people were rarely mixed with nondisabled people on a day-to-day basis. Therefore,Continue reading “Crip Camp Zoomed In”

Video Reading Annotation of “Feeling My Way Into Blindness” by Edward Hoagland

Written by Allison Kogut, a UConn student, with support of the DAC team Presenting “Feeling My Way Into Blindness” by Edward Hoagland was a transformation into a blind eighty year old man. From my experience interacting with men around that age, I can practically hear the dry, sarcastic humor and whimsical reminiscence. Of course, withoutContinue reading “Video Reading Annotation of “Feeling My Way Into Blindness” by Edward Hoagland”