9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Eastern
...the two authors, both "other", practicing psychologists - one queer, one disabled - share and reflect on some of their experiences of feeling othered in their chosen profession. Drawing on parts of queer theory, critical disability literature, as well as the theoretical framework of biopolitical power, we start to make sense of our experiences of difference, deviance, and defiance. How the field of psychology marginalises "other" psychologists, and the impacts on those who bear the oppressions, is exposed; and a conversation is begun in which the discipline's assumptions around compulsary forms of identity - straight, not disabled, among others - are disrupted in productive ways.
About the Presenters:
Clare Harvey is a clinical psychologist, associate professor, and researcher in the Psychology Department at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She has worked in various government and private clinical and educational settings both in the United Kingdom and in South Africa. Clare primarily researches and publishes within the areas of Disability and Gender Studies. Her PhD focused on the subjectivity of mothers when they have a child with a physical disability. She is on the editorial board for the African Journal of Disability and Disability & Society and is Associate Editor for South African Journal of Psychology.
Elliott Kotze is a registered counselling psychologist, committed to addressing the unique needs of queer, transgender, and neurodivergent people, as well as other people who find themselves on the more interesting side of "normal". His therapeutic approach is grounded in a psychodynamic framework, focussing on the impact that diverse relationships throughout our lives have in making sense of ourselves, the world, and our experiences in the world. His expertise extends to navigating the complexities of diverse relationship dynamics, including kink and BDSM, polyamory, swinging and open relationships. As a queer, trans man, he has a intimate understanding of the challenges faced by those who do not conform to social norms.
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