The MA Programme in English Studies is pleased to host a film presentation and discussion featuring the esteemed disability studies scholar Dr. David T. Mitchell on Tuesday, May 6, 15:00-17:15, at the University of Helsinki, in Metsätalo Sali 1.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Dr. Mitchell and Sharon L. Snyder's influential book Narrative Prosthesis: Disability and the Dependencies of Discourse. Dr. Mitchell will be coming to Helsinki to participate in a symposium to commemorate the anniversary of that book during the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR) Conference, which will take place at the University of Helsinki during the same week.
The 93-minute film, "Disposable Humanity" (2025), brings to light how the "Aktion T4" program in Nazi Germany led to the deaths of more than 300,000 people with disabilities in the years leading up to the Holocaust, and the implications of the near erasure of this atrocity from the historical record. The film was produced by Dr. Mitchell, directed by his son, Cameron S. Mitchell, and included research by family members Sharon Snyder and Emma Mitchell. The film will be followed by a 30-minute Q & A session and discussion.
"Disposable Humanity" website (including trailer): https://www.disposablehumanity.com