The Good Mule Project is an event series at the University of Wyoming fostering a community of dialogue and action through the lens of activism.
The Good Mule Project’s name recognizes the steadfast and resilient nature of the mule. Our communities are facing vast and complex issues and are in need of individuals with personal stories, ideas, and talents to be committed to the continual process required of creating positive change through activism. The Good Mule Project seeks to impart the nature of the mule onto such individuals we encounter as activists.
Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only
saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), inspirational
(Helen Keller), or angelic (Forrest Gump). None of this felt right; and as she got
older, she longed for more stories that allowed disability to be complex and ordinary,
uncomfortable and fine, painful and fulfilling.
Writing about the rhythms and textures of what it means to live in a body that doesn’t
fit, Rebekah reflects on everything from the complications of kindness and charity,
living both independently and dependently, experiencing intimacy, and how the pervasiveness
of ableism in our everyday media directly translates to everyday life.
Limited paperback copies are available, if you'd like to read (or listen) to our book
digitally you can visit the Library's website on ebooks & audiobooks to learn more.
Folks enjoying our book digitally are welcome & encouraged at our in person discussion
session on March 26th @ 4 PM in Union 202.