INTERSECTIONAL APPROACHES TO DISABILITY STUDIES
Analysis of disability as an identity, culture, community, and political concern. Brief introduction to disability studies and intersectionality. Examines historical, political, artistic and cultural representations of disability as it intersects with gender, sexuality, race, class and other systems of oppression. Engage with a variety of academic, literary, visual and other cultural representations by and about disabled people.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the history and current state of disability studies Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain intersectionality and the impacts of intersectional identity on disabled people Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate the wide-ranging impact of disability studies research and apply this scholarship to history, politics, and everyday life Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the history and current state of disability studies Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain intersectionality and the impacts of intersectional identity on disabled people Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate the wide-ranging impact of disability studies research and apply this scholarship to history, politics, and everyday life Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027