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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm proud that our collection How To Be Disabled In A Pandemic was awarded the 2026 Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness Book Prize from @britsoci.bsky.social What an honor to share this with co-editors @maramills.bsky.social , Faye Ginsburg, and Rayna Rapp, as well as all contributors!

screenshot of announcement, featuring the book cover which depicts a blue surgical mask with the book title How To Be Disabled In A Pandemic printed on it

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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

"As we look forward to 2026, it’s time to mostly ditch our pantsuits for our playclothes, ones that we’re not afraid to get a little bit messy... In so doing, we can discover our sense of solidarity that will allow us to rewrite the rules of the game."

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Inquest @inquest.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

'How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic' @maramills.bsky.social @harriskornstein.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social was recommended in our Year in Books for showing how to fight "for a world free of prisons, cops, and futures foreclosed by the unequal distribution of health."

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The Year in Books - Inquest

Inquest staff recommendations of not-to-be-missed decarceral books from 2025.

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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

"Tools for the Undercommons" is a new series of virtual conversations I'm co-organizing with my friend and colleague Jacqueline Barrios, hosted by @ImaginingAmer. Our first event is this Wednesday, Sept 24 -- RSVP link below!

Graphic for "Tools for the Under commons" speaker series, featuring headshots of the speakers. (Full details in post text.)

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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Thank you to @truthout.org for publishing this piece, excerpted from (and expanding on) our intro in How To Be Disabled In A Pandemic.

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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

See you next Tues 4/29 as we celebrate How To Be Disabled in a Pandemic at NYU! See quoted post for details and RSVP link (RSVP required for NYU security). Hosted by the @center4ds.bsky.social.

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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This week marks the 5th anniversary of measures to address Covid-19 in NYC and many parts of the US and world -- though as our book demonstrates, many disabled people were already carefully tracking developments and organizing community care. Learn more (open access!): nyupress.org/978147983085...

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How to Be Disabled in a Pandemic

A chronicle of ableism and disability activism in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemicHow to Be Disabled in a Pandemic documents the pivotal experience...

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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

So proud to share this project that I've been working on for almost five years, alongside @maramills.bsky.social, Faye Ginsburg, and Rayna Rapp (via @center4ds.bsky.social and @nyupress.bsky.social): 'How To Be Disabled In A Pandemic.'

Cover of the book being held up in front of decorative wallpaper. Cover features artwork of a blue surgical mask with the title How To Be Disabled In A Pandemic printed on top.

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Harris Kornstein @harriskornstein.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

This is a project I'm so incredibly proud of. It helped me survive the pandemic, learn a lot about myself, and offered an opportunity to collaborate with so many brilliant people. Pre-order your copy now! (Discount code in @maramills.bsky.social's thread!)

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