Episode seven: Olivia Dreisinger

In this episode we spoke with Olivia Dreisinger is a disability scholar, filmmaker, and writer. Her own fluctuating abilities often dictate how she produces work—a process that regularly leads her to new and generative mediums to explore. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD at the University of British Columbia in the Rhetoric of Health and Medicine.

 

We were curious to speak with Olivia about her practice as a researcher and podcaster.  We discussed the intersections of disability and academia as well as her unique relationship with sound