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Only in-person tickets remain. We are working on making recordings accessible to all. Bare with as we are neurodivergent disabled folx 🙂
11 June 2025 09:30-16:30 BST
Online and in-person at the University of Southampton (Highfield Campus, SO17 1BJ)
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About the event
A one-day symposium where PGR and PhD scholars interested in Sociology, Crip Theory, Critical Disability Studies, and Mad Studies will hear from a variety of invited speakers working in these fields, inside and outside of the academy.
This is a hybrid event, so speakers and participants will join us online via Microsoft Teams or in-person at the University of Southampton.
The symposium will include keynote speeches from Dr Robert Chapman and Dr Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril, and three session panels where invited speakers will present on topics related to the session theme.
Session 1: What can Sociology learn from Crip Theory and/or Critical Disability Studies?
Session 2: Mad studies and knowledge creation inside and outside of the academy.
Session 3: What are we missing? Identifying issues and opportunities in Crip Theory and Critical Disability Studies
Each session and keynote speech will have live BSL interpretation.
The symposium is free to attend and lunch will be provided for attendees joining us in-person. Registration is required.
For further information about the symposium, you can follow our Bluesky account.
Event Schedule
An asterisk (*) signifies that the event/activity will have live BSL interpretation
09:30 -10:00 Sign-in and refreshments
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and housekeeping *
10:15 -10:45 Keynote speaker: Dr Robert Chapman *
10:45 -11:00 Break
11:00 -12:00 Session 1: ‘What can Sociology learn from Crip Theory and/or Critical Disability Studies?’ *
Speaker 1: Dr Suzanne Glover
Speaker 2: Dr R Sanchez-Rivera
Speaker 3: Dr Lizzie Reed
12:00 – 13:00Lunch (provided for all in-person attendees)
13:00 -14:00 Session 2: ‘Mad studies and knowledge creation inside and outside of the academy’ *
A roundtable discussion with Jessica Dark, Priscilla Eyles, David Gray-Hammond and Katie Munday
14:00 – 14:15 Break
14:15 – 15:30 Session 3: ‘What are we missing? Identifying issues and opportunities in Crip Theory and Critical Disability Studies’ *
Speaker 1: Dr Antonios Ktenidis
Speaker 2: Dr Rosamund Greiner
Speaker 3: Christian J Harrison
Speaker 4: Dr Jana Melkumova-Reynolds
15:30 -15:45 Break
15:45 – 16:15 Keynote speaker: Dr Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril
16:15 – 16:30 Final words and thank you*
We will be joined by Dr Ben Walters of Badge Café, who will be running a drop-in hang-out/workshop throughout the day.
Supported by
British Sociological Association
South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership
University of Southampton Doctoral College Fund
Elinor Lim
#MadCrip2025
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