Art + Medicine

Gaelynn Lea on Disability Culture

What is Disability Culture? Musician and Disability Activist Gaelynn Lea performs "I Wait" and "Watch the World Unfold" and discusses disability culture in the context of the music industry with fellow artists Stephen Letnes and Gabriel Rodreick. Lea is focused on reframing the cultural conversation around disability to one of a form of diversity that can be celebrated. With Audio Description.

Gaelynn Lea on Disability Culture

5m 50s

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    Art + Medicine: Disability, Culture and Creativity

    56m 40s

    Artists and healthcare clinicians create alternative perspectives on disability, through disability, stories and performances, and redefine what we perceive as normal. Hosted by artist and storyteller Kevin Kling, Professor Jessica Horvath Williams, PhD, and Doctor Tsegaensh Selameab. Created in collaboration with the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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    Art + Medicine: Healthy Aging

    56m 39s

    Exploring heathy aging with Drs. Jon Hallberg and Tseganesh Selameab through the 4M’s framework of Mobility, Mentation (more commonly thought of as mood and memory), Medication and What Matters to older adults, all with an artistic lens. This is a co-production with the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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    Art + Medicine: Speaking of Race

    56m 40s

    Hosted by Dr. Jon Hallberg and Dr. Tseganesh Selameab, Art + Medicine: Speaking of Race connects the arts and healthcare through the power of storytelling. In this one-hour special, physicians share their experiences with race, racism, disparities in health care and representation, and anti-racist efforts in the medical community.

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