Disability Rights Without Borders: Law, Citizenship, and the Redefinition of the Jewish Body Politic
Mon, December 16, 1:30 to 3:00pm EST (1:30 to 3:00pm EST), Virtual Zoom Room 11Session Submission Type: Panel Session
Abstract
All three papers explore issues of power, representation, and the ways medical diagnoses impact individuals, with an emphasis on the impact of legal frameworks on individuals with disabilities.
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Individual Presentations
When Doctors Ran Amok: How Max Kohler Rescued a “Feeble-Minded” Immigrant Girl from Deportation - Hannah Zaves-Greene, University of Pennsylvania
Jewish studies and antisemitism in Paralympic history – a museum focused approach - Samuel Brady, National Paralympic Heritage Trust
Wounded Bodies, Fractured Narratives: Disability Benefits and the Contested Nature of WWII Heroism in Israel - Marco Di Giulio, Franklin & Marshall College