cyborg – This is David M. Perry

Ban Laptop Bans: A Pedagogy for Tattoo Computers, Eyelid Phones, Fingernail Tablets

August 15, 2017February 7, 2019

A little thread on laptop bans. What’s your pedagogical plan for tattoo computers? Eyelid computers? Fingernail computers? https://t.co/mxv3k3YXEx — David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) August 15, 2017 I’ve written against the ableism of laptop bans plenty. I want to add this thought today: We are barely, barely, still in an era of tech when we can … Continue ReadingBan Laptop Bans: A Pedagogy for Tattoo Computers, Eyelid Phones, Fingernail Tablets

DC Comics’ Cyborg: Disabled Black Hero with a New Writer

July 25, 2016February 7, 2019

Superhero (and related) comics are packed full of disability narratives, both good and bad, whether it’s the analogy between mutation and disability within the X-Men (not Professor X, but mutation as disability) or characters who have “real” disabilities of various sorts, though they often deal with them in high-tech ways. I wrote about Daredevil and … Continue ReadingDC Comics’ Cyborg: Disabled Black Hero with a New Writer