Eli Clare will be leading several events for the HIVES Research Workshop and Speaker Series on the topic of disability studies, animal studies, and popular culture. White, disabled, and genderqueer, Eli Clare lives near Lake Champlain in occupied Abenaki territory (currently known as Vermont) where he writes and proudly claims a penchant for rabble-rousing. He has written two books of creative non-fiction, Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure and Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation.

Exploring Brilliant Imperfection, Writing About Bodymind Difference, November 5 @ 10:00am EST

Using storytelling, brainstorming, and free writing, Eli Clare will lead us through ways of writing and thinking about all kinds of bodymind difference. In collaboration with MSU’s Writing, Rhetoric, and American Culture Department and the MSU Writing Center.

Click on the link to RSVP for the workshop (Note, while all HIVES events are open to the public, priority will be given to MSU students in the event of the event reaching capacity)

The Intersection of Queerness & Disability Workshop, November 5 @ 2:00PM EST

What are the connections among ableism, homophobia, and transphobia? How do issues around queer disability identities fit into a broader intersectional social justice framework? Join Eli Clare for a facilitated dialogue! In collaboration with the Feminisms, Genders, and Sexualities Workshop.

Click on the link to RSVP for the workshop (Note, while all HIVES events are open to the public, priority will be given to MSU students in the event of the event reaching capacity)

Eli Clare Keynote, “Notes on Cure, Disability, & Natural Worlds,” November 6, 4:00PM EST

Eli Clare is presenting his keynote, “Notes on Cure, Disability, & Natural Worlds” for the HIVES Research Workshop and Speaker Series on the topic of disability studies, animal studies, and popular culture.

Click on the link to RSVP for the keynote. This event is open to the public.