Professor Dr. Diane Driedger
Assistant Professor
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Biography
Diane Driedger is Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Master’s Program Disability Studies at the University of Manitoba. With over 40 years of experience, she has been at the forefront of the disability rights movement at local, national, and international levels. Driedger has published 11 books, including her upcoming work 'Living Edges: Disabled Women’s Reader' (Inanna, fall 2021) and 'Civil Rights Movement: Disabled Peoples’ International' (Hurst St. Martin’s 1989). She has worked with various organizations, including the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities and Disabled Peoples’ International. Driedger has also consulted on federal government strategies to enact the Canada Act and served on the provincial government drafting committee for the Manitoba Act (2013-16). Currently, she is the Chair of the Arts Network of Manitoba and a visual artist and poet, with her latest poetry book 'Red Living: Poems Art' published in 2016.
Research Interests
Requirements for University of Manitoba
Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
IELTS
TOEFL
Prerequisites
Application Checklist
- CV/Resume
- Statement of Intent (500 words)
- Two letters of recommendation
- Transcripts
- Proof of professional registration
- Criminal Record Check
- Child Abuse Registry Check
- Adult Abuse Registry Check
Specialization Notes
Streams include Education, Administration, or Clinical.