Arseli Dokumaci

Arseli Dokumaci, an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies, explores the concept of 'activist affordances' in her work. She discusses how disabled individuals creatively navigate everyday challenges, turning limitations into opportunities through improvisation. Their ingenuity allows for a more habitable world, highlighting the importance of performance in reshaping environments. Dokumaci also connects disability politics to broader issues like climate crises and infrastructural collapse, emphasizing the role of community and kinship in fostering accessibility.

Delving into the historical, social, and cultural dimensions of disability, exploring the importance of integrating disability perspectives in ethnographic studies, reframing ethnography through disability and 'shrinkage', redefining disability activism through micro acts, and exploring the future of disability studies beyond traditional definitions.