Autism, Justice & Design — An intersectional approach***

Autism, Justice & Design – An intersectional approach***

Talk @ Kulturverein zur Schießhalle
Friday 28 Nov
18:00 ‑ 19:30

Project Description

How can we contextualise the concept known as “autism” through a social approach while fostering ways to prevent injustice against marginalised groups? Why is an intersectional approach vital when it comes to justice issues? How can we – collectively and individually – work on our internalised bias and, consequently, aim to prevent integrating such bias into our work as designers, artists, and people?

These are the main questions that we try to discuss as a group. We will exchange ideas and critically reflect on how we think about, engage with, and create worlds with and for autistic folk. The combination of “with” and “for” will be a focal point. Change that includes more justice for marginalised groups requires us to listen, to reflect, and to engage in collective endeavours. Change is not lip-service, change requires conscious action. This event can be seen as a starting point to foster ways that aim to do just that.

This talk will be interpreted into Austrian Sign Language.***

Sybille Bauer-Zierfuß

Artist Bio

Sybille Bauer-Zierfuß(At) (she/her, they/them) is an autistic visual artist and doctoral student in philosophy. Through her research, she examines ways media representations contribute to issues of justice and the marginalisation of autistic people while drawing on an intersectional approach. Her artistic work is characterised by a feminist-informed, deeply personal lens when working on topics such as biography, abuse, queerness, identity, autism, death and grief.

Online Links

insta: @byllilicious