Cassandra sits in front of a fireplace, chin resting on fist, holding a mug of tea. Green plants and oil painting rest on the mantle.

I am a cultural medical anthropologist and playwright, working at interdisciplinary intersections with disability studiesperformance studiescritical design studies and global postsocialism, with a regional focus on the former Soviet Union.


My New Book!

Access Vernaculars launches October 2025.

Two copies of Access Vernaculars on a wooden table



Website cover portrait photo by Shannon Laliberte.
All other photos throughout the site are by/property of
Cassandra Hartblay unless otherwise noted.