Disability, Justice, and the Future of the Humanities
Humanities Forum Lecture with Michael Berubé
Michael Berubé, President, Modern Language Association
“Disability, Justice, and the Future of the Humanities"
Humanities Forum
Co-Sponsored with the Department of English
This talk will discuss how the disciplines of the humanities create and challenge our definitions of the human-- an ancient question, of course, but one that has been reinvigorated in recent years by the advent of disability studies. The study of disability has profound implications for our self-understanding, insofar as it brings new perspectives to the study of literature, history, philosophy, and society. And those new perspectives, in turn, can help to shape the future of the humanities-- and the future of humanity.