Talks

Presentations at international conferences (as invited keynote speaker) 

Sépulchre, M. (2024) Recentring freedom in our work for disability rights and justice (Keynote for the Leeds Disability Studies Conference, September 3-5, Leeds, UK)

Sépulchre, M. (2021) Protecting individual rights or changing society? Comparing disability discrimination in Sweden and the United States (Keynote for the Disability Research Webinar, research symposium organised by the Finnish Society for Disability Research, November 18)

Sépulchre, M. (2019) Ensuring citizenship for disabled people: A matter of rights or a matter of costs? (Keynote at the 8th Annual conference of Alter – European Society for Disability Research, September 5-6 in Cologne, Germany).

Presentations at international conferences (call for abstracts)

Sépulchre, M. (2025) ‘Is there a place for feelings and emotions in teaching

about disability?’ (Paper presented at the Nordic Network on Disability

Research (NNDR) conference, May 7-9, Helsinki, Finland)

Rembis, M. and Sépulchre, M. (2024) ‘Co-creating knowledges about care from the margins: a case study from New York State’ (Paper presented at the Disability Studies Conference in Leeds, September 3-5, Leeds, UK)

Sépulchre, M. (2023) ‘Securing democratic values or changing society: contrasting approaches to disability rights in Sweden and the United States’ (Paper presented at the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR) conference, May 10-12, Reykjavik, Iceland)

Sépulchre, M. (2022) ‘Sizing the opportunities for social justice created by the pandemic? – Exploring disability transformation in the context of Higher Education in Sweden and the US’ (Paper presented at the Midterm Conference ESA Political Sociology 2022 at the University of Lausanne, November 10-12, Lausanne, Switzerland, digital presentation)

Mathieu, C., Kaya G., and Sépulchre, M. (2022) ‘Access to artistic opportunities for students with functional variations: from compensation to inclusive equality’ (Paper presented at the Swedish sociology conference (Sociologidagarna), March 16-18, Uppsala, Sweden)

Sépulchre, M. (2021) ‘Disability discrimination’ in the news: a comparison between Sweden and the US (Paper presented at the Society for Disability Studies @ Ohio State University Conference, April 17-20, online conference).

Sépulchre, M. (2021) What’s the news about ‘disability discrimination’? A comparison between Sweden and the US (Paper presented at the British Sociological Association (BSA) 70th Anniversary Virtual Conference: Remaking the Future, April 13-15, online conference).

Sépulchre, M. (2021) Comparing media reporting on ‘disability discrimination’ in Sweden and the US (Paper presented at the 9th Annual conference of Alter – European Society for Disability Research, April 8-9, online conference).

Sépulchre, M. (2019) How do disability activists claim inclusion in contemporary Sweden? (Paper presented at the 15th Interdisciplinary conference in disability research of the Nordic Network of Disability Research (NNDR), May 8-10 in Copenhagen, Denmark).

Gäddman Johansson, R. and Sépulchre, M. (2018) Remaining Close at a Distance: Negotiating Support and Service Provision at Housing with Special Services (Paper presented at the Dis/connection symposium organised by the Cultural Matters Group, 27-28 September in Uppsala, Sweden).

Sépulchre, M. (2018) Disability rights activists engage in the public sphere: a content analysis of debate articles in Swedish newspapers (Paper presented at the 9th Lancaster Disability Studies conference, 11-13 September in Lancaster, UK).

Sépulchre, M. (2018) Understanding the Shrinking Social and Economic Rights of Persons with Disabilities through the Lens of Citizenship (Paper presented at the 19th ISA (International Sociological Association) World Congress of Sociology, 15-21 July in Toronto, Canada).

Waldschmidt, A. and Sépulchre, M. (2017) Citizenship of / for Persons with Disabilities – Reflections on an Ambivalent Concept (Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of Alter – European Society for Disability Research, July 6-7 in Lausanne, Switzerland).

Sépulchre, M. (2017). Using social media as empirical data: What are the pros and cons for disability research? (Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of Alter, July 6-7 in Lausanne, Switzerland).

Sépulchre, M. (2016). Blogging to claim rights and challenge the ideal of citizenship: the case of Swedish disabled people (Paper presented at the 8th Disability Studies Conference, September 6-8 in Lancaster, UK).

Sépulchre, M. (2016). Citizenship in action: Swedish disabled people claim ‘Full Participation.Now'. (Paper presented at the 5th Annual Conference of Alter – European Society for Disability Research, June 30- July 1 in Stockholm, Sweden).

Sépulchre, M. (2016). Imagining Citizenship: Swedish Disabled People Claim ‘Full Participation.Now’. (Paper presented at the 13th Annual Conference in Citizenship Studies, March 31-April 2 in Detroit, USA).

Sépulchre, M. (2015). Research on disability and citizenship: state of the art and ways forward. (Paper presented at the 17th Conference of the European Sociological Association, August 25-28 in Prague, Czech Republic).

Lindqvist, R. and Sépulchre, M. (2015) Active Citizenship for persons with psychosocial disabilities in Sweden: a life course perspective. (Paper presented at the 4th Annual Conference of Alter – European Society for Disability Research, July 2-3 in Paris, France).

Sépulchre, M. (2015). The concept of citizenship in Disability Research, a literature review. (Paper presented at the 13th Research conference of the Nordic Network of Disability Research (NNDR), May 6-8 in Bergen, Norway).

Sépulchre, M. (2014). Exploring the Meaning of 'Community' in Relation to Citizenship and Experiences of Disability. (Paper presented at the 7th Disability Studies Conference, September 9-11 in Lancaster, UK).

Sépulchre, M. (2014) Experiences of Citizenship and 'Disability Identity' in the Swedish Context. (Paper presented at the 7th Disability Studies Conference, September 9-11 in Lancaster, UK).

Sépulchre, M. and Lindqvist, R. (2014) Enhancing active citizenship for persons with psychosocial disabilities, the role of the state in the European context. (Paper presented at the 27th Conference of the Nordic Sociological Association, August 14-16 in Lund, Sweden).

Presentations at national conferences 

Sépulchre, M. (2025). Att gå ”bortom tillgänglighet” på Teaterhögskolan i 

Malmö [Going 'beyond accessibility' at the Theatre Academy in Malmö] 

(Paper accepted for presentation at the conference of Include (Swedish 

network for widened recruitment and broadened participation in higher 

education), October 15-17, Eskilstuna, Sweden)

Sépulchre, M. (2023). Breddat deltagande för studenter med funktionsnedsättning: en jämförande studie mellan Sverige och USA. [Widened participation for students with disabilities: a comparative study between Sweden and the USA] (Paper accepted for presentation at the conference organised by Include, April 26-28, Malmö, Sweden)

Sépulchre, M. (2016). Blogging to claim full citizenship for persons with disabilities (Paper presented at the conference organised by the Centrum för funktionshinderforskning (Centre for Disability Research), September 29-30, Uppsala, Sweden).

Sépulchre, M. (2016). Rejecting second-class citizenship: Swedish disabled people claim ‘Full Participation.Now'. (Paper presented at the Biennial conference of the Swedish sociological association (Sociologidagarna), March 10-12 in Uppsala, Sweden).

Sépulchre, M. (2014). Towards an individual model of impairment: social and individual normality as competing reference points for defining impairments (Paper presented at the conference organised by the Centrum för funktionshinderforskning (Centre for Disability Research), November 12-13 in Gothenburg, Sweden).

At other organisations (as invited guest) 

Sépulchre, M. (2025). Tillgänglighetstisdag: lärdomar från workshopar

vid  Teaterhögskolan [Accessibility Tuesday: Lessons from Workshops at

the Theatre Academy] (Invitation to present my research at the seminar 

hosted by the Unit for Educational Services at Lund University, November

25 in Lund, Sweden)

Rembis, M. and Sépulchre, M. (2025). Co-creating disability knowledges: a method for transcribing and archiving stories of care (Workshop hosted by DISTIME & UCFF (Umeå Centre for Disability Research) at Umeå University, Sweden, on April 14, 2025)

Sépulchre, M. and Rembis, M. (2024). Stories to remember, reflect on, and reimagine care. (Roundtable discussion hosted by CERC Health Equity and Community Wellbeing at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada, on November 20, 2024)

Sépulchre, M. (2024). Can disabled people aspire to be free? (presentation at the Disability Theory Colloquium at the Stellenboch University Disability Research Hub, South Africa, on May 8, 2024).

Sépulchre, M. (2024). Disability, Intersectionality & Higher Education. Perspectives from Sweden and the USA (presentation at Malmö Theatre Academy (Teaterhögskolan) at Lund University, for all the staff and students on February 7, 2024)

Sépulchre, M. (2023). Intersektionell praxis och funktionsnedsättning i högre utbildning: perspektiv från samordnare i Sverige och USA [Intersectional praxis and disability in higher education: perspectives from coordinators in Sweden and the USA] (presentation at the conference ”Ett LU för alla – en konferens om inkluderande undervisning” [A Lund University for all – a conference on inclusive teaching] organised by Lund University on November 15, 2023)

Sépulchre, M. (2023). Pedagogiskt stöd i högre utbildning i Sverige och USA [Pedagogical support in higher education in Sweden and the USA] (presentation for staff working with disability resources (samordnare för pedagogiskt stöd) at Lund University, January 14, Lund, Sverige)

Sépulchre, M. (2022). Disability, Justice, and Freedom as Non-Domination (presentation at the Critical Disability Studies Seminar at the Department of Political Science, Lund University, December 6, Lund, Sweden)

Sépulchre, M. (2022). Disability, Justice, and Freedom as Non-Domination (presentation at the Child Seminar at the School of Education and Communication at Jönköping University, November 24, Jönköping, Sweden)

Sépulchre, M. (2022). Contrasting legal consciousness in Sweden and the United States: the case of disability discrimination in Higher Education (presentation at the “forskning på gång” seminar at the Department of Sociology, Lund University, November 15, Lund, Sweden)

Sépulchre, M. (2022). Securing democratic values or changing society: different approaches to disability rights in Sweden and the United States (presentation at the CSSA seminar, Dept. of Social Work, Lund University, November 7, Lund, Sweden)

Sépulchre, M. (2022). Disability Resources in Higher Education: perspectives from Sweden and the United States (presentation for the Accessibility Resources Center at the University at Buffalo, October 20, Buffalo, USA)

Sépulchre, M. (2022). Disability and freedom as non-domination (presentation at the ISA seminar series at Malmö University, September 7, Malmö, Sweden)

Sépulchre, M. (2022). Media representation of disability discrimination: A comparison between Sweden and the United States (presentation at the Research Seminars in Sociology of Law at the Department of Sociology of Law, Lund University, Sweden, virtual presentation)

Sépulchre, M. (2022). Exploring social justice regarding disability: from an eye-opening experience to academic research (presentation at the Master of Human Rights at the University of Manitoba, Canada, virtual presentation)

Sépulchre, M. (2021). Diskriminering på grund av funktionsnedsättning? En analys av mediebilder i Sverige och USA. [Discrimination based on disability? An analysis of media representation in Sweden and the United States] (presentation at Umeå centrum för funktionshinderforskning [Umeå center for disability research], September 15 in Umeå, Sweden (online presentation).

Sépulchre, M. (2021). Comment la notion de non-discrimination sur base du handicap est-elle interprétée en Suède et aux Etats- Unis? [How is the notion of discrimination based on disability interpreted in Sweden and the United States?] (presentation at the seminar series of Saint-Louis University-Brussels, March 2 online presentation).

Sépulchre, M. (2021). Disability and justice as minimising domination (presentation at the seminar series of the Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF) at Uppsala University, January 26 online presentation).

Sépulchre, M. (2020). E-Mich – Disability and justice as minimising domination (presentation at the ‘Tuesday Seminars’ of the Hoover Chair in Economic and Social Ethics at UCLouvain, November 3 online presentation).

Sépulchre, M. (2020). Disability and justice as minimising domination (presentation at the ‘hälsopedagogiska’ seminar organised by the Department of Education of Stockholm University, September 7 online presentation).

Sépulchre, M. (2019). Att säkerställa medborgarskap för personer med funktionsnedsättning: en fråga om rättigheter eller kostnader? [Ensuring citizenship for persons with disabilities: a question of rights or costs?] (lecture delivered at PSFunk-day, a conference organised in collaboration with the Swedish Television (SVT), the Swedish Radio (SR), the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company (UR) and the Swedish Disability Rights Federation (Funktionsrätt), November 7, Stockholm, Sweden). (watch the video)

Sépulchre, M. (2019). Detta är inte medborgarskap. En analys av funktionshinderaktivisternas krav i Sverige [This is not citizenship. Analysing the claims of disability activists in Sweden] (presentation delivered at a seminar organised by the association Förbundet FÖR delaktighet och jämlikhet [the association for participation and equality] and Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund (ABF) [worker’s educational association], October 25, Stockholm, Sweden). 

Sépulchre, M. (2019). Kan nya idéer komma från en gammal folkrörelse? [Can new ideas come from an old civil movement?] (presentation delivered at the ‘Frukostseminar’ [Breakfast seminar] organised by the Region of Uppsala, October 16, Uppsala, Sweden).

Sépulchre, M. (2019). Can ’disability’ be considered as a social division like gender, ethnicity and class? (lecture delivered at the Thursday seminars organised by the Centre for Gender Research at Uppsala University, October 3, Uppsala, Sweden).

Sépulchre, M. (2019). Vad vill funktionshinderaktivister egentligen? En studie av påståenden från funktionshinderaktivister i Sverige (lecture delivered as part of the CFF public lectures at the University Hall, organised by the Centre for Disability research [Centrum for forskning om funktionshinder], Uppsala University, September 17, Uppsala).

Sépulchre, M. (2017). Who can be included? – Swedish Disability Rights Activists Claim ’Full Participation Now!’ (lecture at the Department of Special Education, Stockholm University, December 4, Stockholm, Sweden. Invitation by Liz Adams Lyngbäck).

Sépulchre, M. (2017). Swedish disability rights activists claim ‘Full Participation Now!’ – Constructions of citizenship by disabled people in Sweden (public lecture at the Department Heilpädagogic und Rehabilitation, University of Cologne, November 23, Cologne, Germany. Invitation by Anne Waldschmidt).

Sépulchre, M. (2017). Från Patient till Medborgare På Riktigt – en Blogg som kräver ‘Full Delaktighet Nu’ (presentation at the ‘hälsopedagogiska’ seminar organised by the Department of Education of Stockholm University, March 8 in Stockholm Sweden).

Sépulchre, M. (2016). Om att blogga för att kräva rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsätting [Blogging to claim rights for disabled people] (presentation at the conference ’Forskning Pågår om Funktionshinder’ organised by Uppsala University and Regionförbunded Uppsala Län, September 28, Uppsala, Sweden).

Sépulchre, M. (2015). Aktivt medborgarskap: lärdomar från ett europeiskt forskningsprojekt baserad på konventionen om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning (presentation at a conference organised by the Swedish Disability Federation (HSO) for the international disability day, December 3 in Stockholm, Sweden).

Lindqvist, R. and Sépulchre, M. (2014). DISCIT - Making Persons with Disabilities Full Citizens.  New Knowledge for an Inclusive and Sustainable European Social Model (presentation at a conference organised by NSPH (Swedish organisation for psychological health), May 14 in Stockholm, Sweden).