Swansea Association of Independent Living Presentation

When I was asked to present, I struggled to decide on what to present. As a PhD student my research has at times become my life, but as a disabled woman my identity has permeated into those studies and influenced them and my ability to engage with the university. Everyday ableism is something we all…

In/Visibility, Invalidism and Identity

This presentation was given on 04/10/2019 at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability in London, as part of a Conference on Disability History and Heritage called, "Opening up the Archives"   When I was asked to present, I wasn’t too sure what to present, while my research is interesting, it still feels like it is in…

Detective Pikachu and Disabilty Representation in the media

  Detective Pikachu (2019) is the latest blockbuster movie that has fallen into the usual tropes of how disability is represented.  As a disabled woman it was unfortunate to see one of my favourite franchises fall back on this predictable and repetitive trope. Howard Clifford is the villain of the moment in this latest film,…

Three Minute Thesis

Capturing the voices of those hidden within the past is what fuels my research, specifically those of disabled people, especially at the intersection with other marginalised groups. It can be hard to find these voices, as historically it has mainly been white upper class males who have had their voices heard, and as such it…