On February 23, 2022, Mr. Shanaw Peshraw, a lawyer who works on behalf of refugees and IDPs for Heartland Alliance, spoke about his experiences as a blind person to the students in the “Introduction to Disability Studies” class. This class, which focuses on disability as a cultural and historical...
On 16 February 2022, Mr. Bakhtawar Barzan, who teaches Instructional Technology in Sulaimani, spoke to Dr. Lynn Rose’s “Introduction to Disability Studies” class about his experiences as a person with a disability. We at CGDS believe that community voices must be included in our pursuits of teaching and...
On January 31, 2022, Dr. Lynn Rose was appointed to the Panel of Foreign Experts at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, as Visiting Professor. She will serve as an expert in disability intersectionality for the School of Behavioural Sciences and IUCDS, the Inter University Center for Disability Studies....
On February 2, 2022, Cambridge University Press launched the publication of Cambridge History of the Kurds through a webinar. Dr. Choman Hardi joined the editors of this landmark volume, Dr. Hamit Bozarslan, Dr. Cengiz Gunes, and Dr. Veli Yadirgi, as well as contributors Dr. Djene Bajalan and Dr....
