FREN 3520

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FREN 3520
(Dis)ability Studies: A Brief History

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course will offer an overview of theoretical and historical responses to bodily and cognitive difference. What was the status of people with (dis)abilities in the past, when they were called monsters, freaks, abnormal? How are all of these concepts related, and how have they changed over time? How have we moved from isolation and institutionalization towards universal design and accessibility as the dominant concepts relative to (dis)ability? Why is this shift from focusing on individual differences as a negative attribute to reshaping our architectural and more broadly social constructions important to everyone? Authors to be studied include: Georges Canguilhem, Michel Foucault, Lennard Davis, Tobin Siebers, David T. Mitchell and Sharon L. Snyder, and Jasbir Puar.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (LA-AS, SCD-AS)

Comments There is an additional 1 hour meeting with instructor each week; plus time spent at the Alternatives school.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one practicum. Combined with: FGSS 3520, SHUM 3520

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17458 FREN 3520   SEM 101

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    • MWF Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Additional 1 hour meeting with instructor each week and plus time spent at the Alternatives school. Conducted in English.

  • 19923 FREN 3520   PRA 401

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    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person