Contra*

Contra* is a podcast about disability, design justice, and the lifeworld. Episodes will feature interviews, analyses of the built environment, reviews, and more. Visit cirticaldesignlab.com for more information.

Episode 14: Contra*Fashion with Sky Cubacub

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10-30
43:37

Episode 13: Contra*Stairs with Shannon Finnegan

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10-30
01:03:28

Episode 12: Contra*Performance with Alice Sheppard

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10-30
50:55

Episode 11: Announcing the Crip Ritual Project

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10-30
06:33

Episode 9: Contra*Hashtag with Moya Bailey and Vilissa Thompson

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10-30
01:05:59

Episode 8: Contra*Access with Marcel LaFlamme

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10-30
01:17:09

Episode 7: Contra*Podcasting with Cathy Hannabach

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10-30
40:07

Episode 6: Contra* Neoliberalism with Robert McRuer

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10-30
27:45

Episode 5: Contra* Straw Ban with Alice Wong

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10-30
52:10

Episode 4: Contra*Hacking with Alice Wong

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10-30
56:37

Episode 3: Contra*Certainty with Kevin Gotkin

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10-30
49:57

Episode 2: Contra*DSM with Mimi Khuc

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10-30
26:32

Episode 1: Contra*design with Sara Hendren

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10-30
50:52

For Alice Wong

This episode celebrates Alice Wong, crip ancestor and disabled oracle, through her collaborations with the Critical Design Lab and Contra* podcast. 

12-01
42:05

Episode 54: Contra* Season 4 Reflections with Aimi Hamraie and Kelsie Acton

On this episode, Aimi Hamraie and Kelsie Acton reflect on this season of Contra*, their work with the Remote Access Archives, and their hopes for how the archives will be used. They also share about their own experiences of finding remote access in their disability communities,and how they archived remote access with the Critical Design Lab team. On this episode, Aimi Hamraie and Kelsie Acton reflect on this season of Contra*, their work with the Remote Access Archives, and their hopes for how the archives will be used. They also share about their own experiences of finding remote access in their disability communities,and how they archived remote access with the Critical Design Lab team. Themes: Remote access and archiving remote accessDisability communities and collaborative access For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.comLinks: Remote Access ArchiveThemes: Remote access and archiving remote accessDisability communities and collaborative access Links: Remote Access Archive

05-14
01:02:27

Episode 53: Contra* Remote Joy and Community with India Harville

This episode, we hear from India Harville, an African American, queer, disabled activist, consultant, public speaker, somatics practitioner, and performance artist. India details her own experience with remote access before and during the pandemic, and the ways that the disability community continues to innovate and experiment to find more ways to connect, find joy, and build community across space and access. For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.comThemes: Disability advocacy and justiceRemote access in the chronic illness communityZoom participation and community buildingLinks: India’s website,Embraced BodyIndia on LinkedinRemote Access Archives

05-07
32:04

Episode 52: Contra* Sex and Intimacy with Brian Lobel

This episode, we hear from Brian Lobel, a white man who was diagnosed with cancer and co-founded of the Sex with Cancer project. Lobel takes us into the world of cancer, queer sex advocacy, disabled pleasure, and the role of hotlines and online spaces as essential remote access for anyone searching for answers to their most intimate questions. For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.comThemes: Body change and cancerCancer and disability community / cultureCOVID-19 pandemic era and disability advocacyDisabled pleasure, disabled sexPatient-led advocacy,Queer sex education, sex toyssocial model of disability, Telephone hotlines and remote accessLinks: Sex with Cancer websiteBrian Lobel’s websiteRemote Access Archive

04-30
39:22

Episode 51: Cripping Pandemic Learning

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at Cripping Pandemic Learning, documents developed by Danielle E. Lorenz and Hannah Sullivan Facknitz to support access for disabled students to online learning. These documents highlight the collaboration and simplicity of access-knowledge sharing common to disability culture. For a full episode description, visit criticaldesignlab.comLinks:Remote Access Archive

04-23
06:09

Episode 50: Contra* Childhood Joy and Education with Katie Goldfinch

This episode, we hear from Katie Goldfinch, a white, nonbinary person and solidarity worker with Touretteshero. Katie gives us insight into the disability arts scene in the UK, how Touretteshero navigates the pandemic, and how they are working hard to share collective joy, education, creativity, and curiosity with kids and teachers remotely. For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.comThemes: Remote access, collaborative access, and educationCreating joy and collaboration remotelyDisabled kids and disability artsPlay and performance Links: Touretteshero websiteRemote Access Archive 

04-16
41:29

Episode 49: Crips for eSims

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at Crips for E-sims for Gaza, an effort by Alice Wong, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna Samarasinha and Jane Shi to encourage disabled people and their allies to donate to get eSims to people in Gaza. Kelsie reflects on the relationship between mutual aid, remote access and the importance of doing something, however small.  For a full episode transcript, visit criticaldesignlab.comLinks:Donate to Crips for Esims for GazaRemote Access Archive

04-09
07:11

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