"Disability Intimacy" edited by Alice Wong: A reading group

Please see the readings for this group available here:

Introduction by Alice Wong
My Journey to Motherhood by Marie Flores (in Part 1)

Please email imh.events@durham.ac.uk if you are unable to access the readings.

Book abstract
What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic love, the pieces in this stunning and illuminating new anthology offer broader and more inclusive definitions of what it can mean to be intimate with another person. Explorations of caregiving, community, access, and friendship offer us alternative ways of thinking about the connections we form with others—a vital reimagining in an era when forced physical distance is at times a necessary norm.
But don't worry: there's still sex to consider—and the numerous ways sexual liberation intersects with disability justice. Plunge between these pages and you'll also find disabled sexual discovery, disabled love stories, and disabled joy. These twenty-five stunning original pieces—plus other modern classics on the subject, all carefully curated by acclaimed activist Alice Wong—include essays, photo essays, poetry, drama, and erotica: a full spectrum of the dreams, fantasies, and deeply personal realities of a wide range of beautiful bodies and minds. Disability Intimacy will free your thinking, invigorate your spirit, and delight your desires.

Discussant
Dr Sarah Wieten (Co-Director, CHESS) is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department. Her research interests are philosophical and empirical; her doctoral project was a study of epistemological and ethical issues in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), a movement in medicine that emphasizes the use of randomized controlled trials.

Please email us at imh.events@durham.ac.uk should you have any access requirements, or any other questions! This event is free to attend, and all are welcome!

Please see the readings for this group available here: https://tinyurl.com/2x7ezsrh