Agnes Trzak, "Speciesism and Disability"

Speaker | Conférencière : Agnes Trzak, activist-scholar Organization | Organisation : CRÉ, GRÉEA Event | Événement : "Speciesism & Other Discriminations | Spécisme et autres discriminations" Panel 4: "Speciesism & Ableism | Spécisme et capacitisme" Also available on | Également disponible sur : https://soundcloud.com/greea/agnes-trzak-speciesism-and-disability Abstract | Résumé "Speciesism and Disability: A Story about a disabled Dog, a Duck and the Woman who Cared for Them" Forms of human oppression rely on speciesist tools of dehumanisation and objectification to justify and make possible the violence perpetrated by a dominant group over a marginalised one. This is precisely where the intersection between ableism and speciesism lies, as disabled humans are routinely dehumanised and so robbed of agency and a presence in society. In this talk we will explore the dangers of using the concept of ability to justify moral consideration amongst humans and how ableism works beyond constru