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WITH APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING - PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE Critical Disability Studies Conference: Call for Papers *Child, Family and Disability* Free conference hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University. Dates: Tuesday, 5th April, 2011 ~ 10am-4pm day Venue: Gaskell Lecture Theatre, Elizabeth Gaskell Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Hathersage Road, Manchester, M13 0JA Directions: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/travel/gaskell/ This conference brings together an international group of disability studies researchers. This call for papers seeks contributions around the following areas: ü Challenging the psychologisation of childhood ü Making sense of normal and normalcy ü Making sense of and challenging ableism ü Questioning concepts of ‘good parenting’ ü Intersections of child, gender, class, ethnicity, ability ü Exploring policy conceptions of child and disability ü Bringing together ideas from the human and social sciences and humanities § Deadline for paper abstracts: 28th February, 2010 § Deadline for attendance: 31st March 2010 § Abstract and attendance email Katherine Runswick-Cole: [log in to unmask] Suggestions for hotels near to conference venue: · www.ibis.co.uk · www.princessonportland.co.uk · www.jurysdoyle.com ________________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.