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"Difficult Dialogues" Student Conference

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Join us this Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11, for the biannual DSJS sponsored “Difficult Dialogues” student conference at UPEI. Starting Friday at 1:30 pm, students from UPEI and other Maritime universities will present their work on a range of issues related to difficult, controversial, and even taboo topics. All sessions take place in Main 213; the conference social space, where schedules are also available, is Main 520.

Friday afternoon at 4:30, join us for the keynote speaker: Dr. Alexandre Baril, Dalhousie University, whose talk is entitled ““Rethinking Disabled and Trans* Embodiments: cripping trans* and ‘transing’ disability.”

All events are free, mobility accessible, and open to the public. Everyone is welcome – come for some or all of the events.

Find more information by visiting our website or Facebook page. Still have questions? Contact Ann Braithwaite, DSJS, abraithwaite@upei.ca.