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Liverpool Hope University Foundation Hour: From Formation to Transformation - The Role of a University Tackling Avoidance in the Academy Date: May 2, 2012 Time: 1-2pm Place: EDEN 130, Liverpool Hope University Dr. David Bolt Centre for Culture & Disability Studies What is the role of a university? That is the question set for us by the Dean of education and this paper ventures a short answer. The role of a university is to bring together people and disciplines in the common goal of learning, with mutual respect and a deliberate shift away from all forms of prejudice. Positing an academic exemplar, the disciplines on which the paper focuses are disability studies and cultural studies, and the form of prejudice to which it refers is ableism – that is, prejudice specifically aimed at people who are disabled. All are welcome to attend this Foundation Hour that sketches out a way forward for the academy that is fully appreciative of disability. For more information, please contact: Dr. David Bolt Director, Centre for Culture & Disability Studies ccds.hope.ac.uk Editor, Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies http://liverpool.metapress.com/content/121628 Lecturer and Recognised Researcher, Education http://www.hope.ac.uk/boltd Founder, International Network of Literary & Cultural Disability Scholars http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Network-of-Literary-and-Cultural-Disability-Scholars/174137315933446 http://twitter.com/#!/INLCDS Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: 0151 291 3346 Office: EDEN 128 Postal address: Graduate School, Faculty of Education, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, L16 9JD. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.