Activist, writer Clare to speak at UW-Madison

Eli Clare, acclaimed activist and author of the award-winning “Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation,” will visit UW–Madison as a Brittingham Visiting Scholar for the week of Oct. 8-12.

Clare speaks, teaches, and facilitates all over the United States and Canada at conferences, community events, and colleges about disability, queer and trans identities, and social justice.

Clare will give a public lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in room 5120 of Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave., entitled “Listening to the Freaks: A History of Circus Tents and Everyday Gawking.” This event features Real Time Captioning and will be followed by a reception.

Clare will also facilitate a public workshop on Monday, Oct. 8, 5-6:30 p.m., entitled “Moving Beyond Pity and Inspiration: Doing Disability Ally Work,” taking place in the Media Room on the first floor at UW–Madison Office of Admission and Recruitment, 702 W. Johnson St.

All events are wheelchair accessible. If you need a disability accommodation to attend an event or need any additional information, contact Katie Fox at krfox2@wisc.edu. Requests for additional captioning, ASL interpretation, or other accommodations should be made by Wednesday, Oct. 3.

Clare’s visit is made possible by the generous support of the Brittingham Visiting Scholars Program, with additional support from LGBT Studies, the LGBT Campus Center, the McBurney Disability Resource Center, UW Disability Studies, the George L. Mosse Program in History, and the Center for Research on Gender and Women. Additional support for Accessing the Intersections is provided by the Anonymous Fund, the Mellon Interdisciplinary Workshop in the Humanities, the Provost for Equity and Diversity, and the Office of Student Life.