This year’s theme is Rican Bodies.

The symposium will consist of a panel and roundtable. The plenary session will bring together scholars whose work explores questions of movement, movement building, health (in all senses of the word including spiritual, physical, emotional), and gender and sexuality. The roundtable will feature artists, activists and scholars addressing Puerto Rican crip and disability studies and praxis.

We will also be holding our annual business meeting, open to all members.

Symposium Program

Ricanizing Disability Studies Roundtable

11AM - 1PM EST

• Pó Rodil, Transdisciplinary Artist, Director, and Cultural Manager

• Natalia M. Rivera Morales, Postdoc, George Washington University

• Jorge Matos Valldejuli, CUNY-Hostos Community College

• Karlié Rodríguez, PhD Candidate, Emory University

Moderators:

Daniel J. Vázquez Sanabria, University of Texas, Austin and

Daniel Nevárez Araujo, University of Puerto Rico

Movement and Movement Building Plenary

2PM - 4PM EST

• Jade Power-Sotomayor, University of California, San Diego

• Shakti Castro, Columbia University

• Melissa Rosario, Center for Engaged Pedagogy in Action

• Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé, Fordham University

Moderator:

Marisol LeBrón, University of California, Santa Cruz

PRSA Business Meeting

4:30PM - 5:30 PM EST

Simultaneous bilingual interpretation services will be provided by Babilla Collective.

Although the event will be free of cost for our members, we are asking folks to donate as you are able. We value the work of the activists we feature, and are committed to providing translation services, both of which come at a cost for the organization, so we are hoping members chip in. Gracias.