Certificate in Medical Humanities - Philosophy of Disability GWST 2150   Philosophy of Disability
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Disability scholars argue that there is no other marginalized identity as universal and ubiquitous as disability. If we live long enough, we will all experience disability at some point in our lives. The disability rights movement invokes the slogan, “Nothing about us without us,” to capture the importance of centering and amplifying the voices of people with disabilities in conversations and initiatives to ameliorate, rectify, and prevent their own oppression. Hence, any critical identity studies or social critique must recognize the experience and politics of disability and ableism, while showing how disability can be reclaimed and empowering. This course will introduce students to theories and concepts fundamental to critical disability studies such as normalcy, cure, transhumanism, accessibility, queer-crip theory, eugenics/newgenics, and more.
FORMAT: Lecture
CROSS-LISTING: PHIL 2150