Defining, Regulating, and Resisting
NORMALCY:
A Brown Bag Luncheon Series

Society classifies who is "normal" and who is not. Such classifications are reinforced in schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, within families, and in the media. This Brown Bag Luncheon Series brings together faculty and graduate students from various disciplines to discuss how society defines and regulates normalcy and what strategies exist to resist such classifications. We have identified five topic areas in which to explore the concept of normalcy in relation to class, race, disability, sexuality, and other identity constructs. Additional speakers may be included. Please join us for what we hope will be an exciting series of conversations.

Schedule and Speakers

October 12 - Theorizing Normalcy

• Linda Stone Fish (Marriage & Family Studies)
• Elizabeth Payne (Education)
• Wan Yi Chen (Social Work)
• Jackie Orr (Sociology)

February 1 - “Choosing” an Identity

• Barbara Applebaum (Education)
• Minnie-Bruce Pratt (Writing Program and Women's Studies)
• Michael Schwartz (Law)

March 22 - Space, Place, and Images of Normalcy

• Sari Knopp Biklen (Education)
• Jeff Mangram (Education)
• Don Mitchell (Geography)
• Mark Robbins (Dean, School of Architecture)

April 5 - Resisting Normalcy

• Matthew Barkley (ARISE)
• Kevin Maillard (Law)
• Mark Stern (CFE)

Additional Co-Sponsors:
College of Law, School of Education, College of Human Services and Health Professions, Disability Law and Policy Program, Disability Studies Program, Marriage and Family Therapy Program, the Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee, and the disAbility Law Society.

For more information, please contact co-convenors Professors Sari Biklen (skbiklen@syr.edu) and Arlene Kanter (kantera@law.syr.edu), or Rebecca Russo, Legal Program Coordinator, Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies at rnrusso@law.syr.edu or 443-2926.