HUM 295-02 - Special Topic: Foundations of Disability Studies

4 credits (Spring)

Cross-listed as: SST 295-02. This course examines the social, historical, cultural, and political construction of categories of disability. Through a wide variety of texts and cultural examples, we will explore various meanings of disability. In addition, the class will explore topics including disability rights movements in the United States, different models and theories of disability and disability identities and cultures. In this course, disability is widely defined to include a range of impairments and differences.

Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Instructor: Gill