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Professor of disability studies speaks abolition of institutionalization

Liat Ben-Moshe, Ph.D., assistant professor of disability studies at the University of Toledo presented her lecture “Epistemologies of Abolition” as part of the Philosophy Speaker Series on Thursday, March 23 at Halle Library. Moshe’s lecture focused on the institutionalization of disabled people, which is the movement of people outside of large residential institutions for people with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric hospitals and looking at these as forms of incarceration.

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Underground economy

Underground economy

From Left to right: El-Ra Adair Radney, professor of African American Studies, LaShawn Harris, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Michigan State University, and Mckenzie Campbell, graduate student majoring in Women’s and Gender Studies. 

abolition panel

abolition panel

Liat Ben-Moshe, Ph.D., assistant professor of disability studies at The University Of Toledo.

From left to right: Stephen Ward, Ph.D., assistant professor of Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan and Michael Doan, assistant professor of philosophy. 

From left to right: Stephen Ward, Ph.D., assistant professor of Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan and Michael Doan, assistant professor of philosophy. 

Moral Blindness lecture

Moral Blindness lecture

From left to right, Preston Johnson, junior majoring in Women's and Gender Studies, Dominique Williams, senior double majoring in Cultural Anthropology and International Studies, Myka Demeri, junior double majoring in African American Studies and German Language and Literature and Meena Krishnamurthy, Ph.D. assistant professor of Philosophy at University of Michigan.

From left to right: Machhadie Assi, senior studying biology and criminal justice, Fiana Arbab, senior double majoring in psychology and women's gender studies and sociology minor, and Eun-Jung Katherine Kim, Ph. D., assistant professor of philosophy at Wayne State University.

From left to right: Machhadie Assi, senior studying biology and criminal justice, Fiana Arbab, senior double majoring in psychology and women's gender studies and sociology minor, and Eun-Jung Katherine Kim, Ph. D., assistant professor of philosophy at Wayne State University.

From left to right: Jessie Kauffman, Ph.D, assistant professor of history at EMU and John Merriman, Ph.D, professor of history at Yale University.

From left to right: Jessie Kauffman, Ph.D, assistant professor of history at EMU and John Merriman, Ph.D, professor of history at Yale University.

Peace of Mind

Peace of Mind

Members of EMU's Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. sorority at the Peace of Mind lecture on mental health on Thursday, Sept. 15. 

Lorraine McKnight, senior career coach, teaches students how to build effective resumes and cover letters.

Lorraine McKnight, senior career coach, teaches students how to build effective resumes and cover letters.

Alison Kafer, PhD, professor of feminist studies at Southwestern University presents her lecture "Haunting the Edges of Social Justice: Disability Across Movements"

Alison Kafer, PhD, professor of feminist studies at Southwestern University presents her lecture "Haunting the Edges of Social Justice: Disability Across Movements"

Josh Rivedal performs his one-man show "Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt" for students.

Josh Rivedal performs his one-man show "Kicking My Blue Genes in the Butt" for students.

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Journalist Biena Magbitang recounts her experience reporting on COVID-19 during the pandemic with Eastern Michigan journalism professor Dr. You Li. This interview is an edited version of the full conversation which can be found at the Eastern Michigan University Archive. Check out the podcast version below!