Cornelius Castoriadis is well known for his work on radical democracy. However, his philosophy of time is less well-known. In this talk, Dr. Malhotra explores the possibilities of a Castoriadan reading of crip time for reinterpreting the duty to accommodate disabled workers. While there is a growing literature on crip time, or how disabled people experience time, much of this literature is not grounded in a materialist understanding of the oppression of disabled people. Building on the work of scholars such as Mike Oliver, Colin Barnes, and Marta Russell, Dr. Malhotra suggests that a Castoriadan reading has profound implications for developing what he calls a crip time from below. This holds out promise to develop a duty to accommodate that can more robustly facilitate the inclusion and empowerment of disabled workers.
About the speaker:
Dr. Ravi Malhotra is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section and a disability rights advocate. He is the editor of an anthology honouring the late Marta Russell, Disability Politics in a Global Economy: Essays in Honour of Marta Russell (Routledge) and is working on a book on Castoriadis and crip time under contract for Bloomsbury Academic.
About the seminar series:
The Joint Legal Studies Seminar Series features biannual seminars showcasing a range of legal studies scholarship. The series is hosted by the Departments of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University.
For more information please contact:
Drs. Honor Brabazon honor.brabazon@uwaterloo.ca
Allison Chenier achenier@uwaterloo.ca
Andrea Quinlan andrea.quinlan@uwaterloo.ca