Marion Quirici papers, 2016-2022
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Summary
- Creator:
- Quirici, Marion
- Abstract:
- Marion Quirici was a Lecturing Fellow of the Thompson Writing Program from 2016-2022 and is an advocate for disability rights. She served as co-director for the Duke faculty working group, Disability and Access Initiative, and was the faculty advisor for the student organization, Duke Disability Alliance. The collection consists of materials relating to Marion Quirici's work with the Duke Disability Alliance, Disability Access and Initiative, and advocacy. This includes photographs, reports, proposals, presentations, and promotional materials.
- Extent:
- 6.57 Gigabytes
0.1 Linear Feet - Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- UA.29.02.0272
- University Archives Record Group:
- 29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of materials relating to Marion Quirici's work with the Duke Disability Alliance, Disability and Access Initiative, and disability advocacy. Includes records relating to the creation of a Health Humanities and Disability Studies minor at Duke University; photographs, programs, and promotional materials for events such as Disability Pride Week, Disability and the Arts, and Disability in the Disciplines Conference; reports and proposals from the Duke Disability Alliance and the Disability and Access Initiative; and presentations on topics like accessible pedagogy, trauma informed care, and disability conscious medicine. Materials span 2016-2022.
- Biographical / historical:
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Marion Quirici has a background in English, psychology, and disability studies. She received a PhD in English from the University at Buffalo in 2016. While at Duke as a Lecturing Fellow of the Thompson Writing Program from 2016 to 2022, Quirici developed and taught disability studies writing courses and was the faculty advisor for the student organization, Duke Disability Alliance. In 2017, Quirici founded the Disability and Access Initiative. She went on to co-direct the group in addition to co-directing the Health Humanities Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute from 2018 to 2022. As an advocate for disability rights, Quirici was involved in the Independent Living Movement, served on the Statewide Independent Living Council, and was a member of the Board of Directors for the Alliance of Disability Advocates in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Acquisition information:
- The Marion Quirici papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer from Marion Quirici and the Thompson Writing Program office in 2022.
- Processing information:
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Processed by April Blevins, January 2023
Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2022-0039
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Marion Quirici papers, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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