This course will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the different theoretical and methodological approaches and key empirical findings within the field of disability studies, with a focus on sociological interventions. Here disability is used as an umbrella term to include physical disability, intellectual disability, deafness, blindness, mental health and addiction labels, neurodiversity and chronic illness, etc. Topics will include(but are not limited to) models of disability, ableism/saneism/audism, institutionalization, eugenics, settler-colonialism, education, income support, housing, representation, disability justice, and disability movements. The work of scholars with lived-experience will be prioritized. Students are encouraged to bring their own interests into the classroom.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent and two term-courses in lower-level Sociology, all with grades of C or better. |
