at some point this afternoon from 5-6pm, fellow comrade and dear friend, amy saunders and i will be interviewed by alternative news collective NEWS NOW on chry 105.5fm. we will be interviewed about our talk that we are doing with the lovely clementine morrigan for the upcoming disability studies conference by ryeaccess @ ryerson university called reclaiming our bodies and our minds. our talk for the conference is titled, “sobriety as accessibility: interrogating intoxication culture.” here is the abstract for our talk:
Alcoholism and addiction are primarily uncritically understood through the medical model. Intoxication culture is rarely interrogated for its role in producing the addict. Using a disability studies perspective and intersectional framework we will explore how people’s relationships to substances work to produce the addicted and non-addicted body. We will examine the construction of the addict as undesirable and disposable, the gendered construction of the addict and intoxication culture as a tool of colonization. Radical sobriety will be considered as a form of accessibility and resistance.
tune in to chry 105.5fm this afternoon for NEWS NOW to get some insight about our talk. you can tune into the radio show online HERE
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