Written by Madison Bigelow, with support from the DAC Team For my third annotation, I chose to borrow the race/gender/disability triangle that we worked with when reading Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom and apply it to Nana-Ama Danquah’s Willow Weep for Me. While I believe that it could have been reasonably assumed that withoutContinue reading ““Separating” Race/Gender/Disability in Willow Weep for Me”
Category Archives: Creative Work
Two Shades of Yellow
Written by Sha Jameson for “Feminist Disability Studies” I live with two shades of yellowShade One came firstShade One was youngerShade One was more gullibleShade One was about 3 feetShade One stood outShade One was surrounded by other shades of yellowShade One gets mistaken for being 4 years old as an 8-year-oldShade One gets toldContinue reading “Two Shades of Yellow”
Student Accommodation Plan
Written by D.P. for “Feminist Disability Studies” When I was in middle school, I went through a period of chronic anxiety and physical disability. Around that time, my parents worked with a counselor and the administration at my school to draft a 504 plan as an accommodation. This poem is a blackout piece using theContinue reading “Student Accommodation Plan”
The Decade Since Diagnosis
Written by Emma Chamberlin for “Feminist Disability Studies” It’s been almost ten years since the diagnosis. The welcoming party of a recent companion. A decade of immense pain, physical and emotional discomfort, and a slew of doctor’s visits. — I was on the school bus one afternoon, traveling to my favorite place in the world—myContinue reading “The Decade Since Diagnosis”
Messages
Written by Jess Leach for “Feminist Disability Studies” Be a good girl. Sit down. Don’t be a snitch. No one likes a tattletale. You’re not sick. Think positive thoughts. Give him a hug! Change your attitude. Don’t make a fuss. Put your tongue away. That’s not very ladylike. That’s weird. They were just kidding. WhyContinue reading “Messages”
Language Barrier
Created by Eun Sok Hong for “Feminist Disability Studies” Text transcript: Language Barrier Is something our family grew up with My siblings’ first languages were all different Eventually, We all learned Korean But a few of us took some… Time… I was the last among my peers to pick up reading Korean And my brother,Continue reading “Language Barrier”
Stairway to Heaven
Written by Ashten Carter, with support from the DAC Team Religion tried to “cure” me. I tried to let it.I mean it’s hard to not want it. To ascend a glitteringstaircase and enter into a world unlike anything you’d ever know in your mortal life. How could you not want that? They told me allContinue reading “Stairway to Heaven”
A Poem About Crows
Written by Hannah Dang, with support from the DAC team People fear murdersAnd not only the kind who kill Long ago,We were worshipedInside temples of gold,Besides gods and legends Now,We are whisperedTo be liars and thievesAs omens of plagues and deathMistakenFor black birds and ravens Locking their windows,Spy and see,A mob, spits and stones thrownAtContinue reading “A Poem About Crows”
18 Models of Disability
Presentation by Kelly Coons, with support from the DAC team Creator’s Statement: This video, created for an annotation assignment in ENGL / WGSS 6750 – Doing Disability Studies in the Humanities, aims to distill 18 models of disability through the lens of a question and answers segment. There is a dash of parody targeted atContinue reading “18 Models of Disability”
Places of Waiting
Written by Ashten Carter, 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”
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