DRC Film 2016
About the Centre
The DRC is characterised by a diversity of innovative research related to disability and society. This includes, but is not restricted to: disability cultures; disability, pedagogy and cultural representations; disability and the designed environment; urbanism and multisensory experience; digital inclusion, usability and accessibility; disability and multilingualism; mobility, movement and social exclusion; universal design and design for all; sonic arts, sound design, and soundscape studies; Assistive Learning Technologies for the Deaf; disability and cultural production; mental well being, independence and social functioning; neuro-developmental disorder and everyday life; and, life adversity and mental illness.
The DRC actively promotes the rights of disabled people, and undertakes research that highlights the endemic disablism within society, which is evident in the socio-institutional make up of society, and through social and cultural representations and practices.
The distinctiveness of the DRC, in comparison with other such centres in the UK, is that it neither subscribes to a social model of disability nor to a medical one, but rather is committed to developing theory and scholarship out of the impasse that each represents by exploring new theoretical departures and modes of inquiry.
In this respect, the DRC will build upon the theoretical diversity at Goldsmiths, ranging from feminist cultural theory to STS, Marxism and post-colonialism, and be open to different lines of inquiry that enable innovative ideas to emerge.
About the Events
DRC Film 2016 is one of many events being held by Disability Research Centre at Goldsmiths University of London. These events are being held to bring awareness to issues surrounding disability, to provide a platform for disability within film, and to develop a level of visibility for the DRC and disability within Goldsmiths as a whole. The films for this event have been chosen to give a broad view of the topic and to engage with a wide variety of audiences. The events have been developed not just to introduce people to exciting and innovative films, but also to help create a dialogue around the topic of disability and promote an 'access for all' approach to life.
The DRC believes in building a world that wants disability within it, and this event hopes to promote that through film and story telling. We live in a shared world and need to readjust our perception of disability and look at the benefits everyone gains from this shared world instead of focusing on the negatives. We all have the ability to promote the development of a habitable world for all and this is what DRC Film 2016 is championing.
Find information about other DRC events here.