Disability and the Internet: Access, Mediation, Representation
Friday 5th December 2008
Liverpool John Moores University

The Cultural Disability Studies Research Network in association with Liverpool John Moores University’s MA in Communication and Internet Studies ‘Critical Internet Studies’ Seminar Series presents a free event hosted and funded by Liverpool John Moores University.

Launching the CDSRN’s Theorising Disability in the Media Study Day Series this event is the first of a series of study days providing a forum for focused critical analysis and debate around disability, representation and the mass media.

Providing an overview of research at the intersection of disability studies and internet studies this event will assess the challenges and advantages of the convergence of scholarly and activist perspectives in internet production, practice and theory. Confirmed Speakers Include:

Dr. Helen Kennedy – Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds
Prof. Ben Light – IS, Organisations and Society Research Centre and School of Media, Music and Performance, University of Salford
Dr. Peter Wheeler – Business School, Edge Hill University

Panel presentations include: Disability and Social Networking * Teaching Disability and the Internet * Autism and On-Line Advocacy * Embodied Health Movements and On-Line Campaigning

Programme details available at http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91707.htm
To register for this event please contact info@cdsrn.org.uk. Due to limited places early registration is recommended. Cultural Disability Studies Research Network http://www.cdsrn.org.uk