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UGIS 116 - Disability, Identity, and Social Movements

Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies Undergraduate CLS - College of Letters and Science

Subject

UGIS

Course Number

116

Course Level

Undergraduate

Course Title

Disability, Identity, and Social Movements

Course Description

This course discusses the disability movement as a social movement, examining the forces which unite and those which divide it. It attempts to capture the mood and culture of the movement -- its humor, passion, and anger. Injustices which disabled people experience are recognized, and the divisions within the movement are analyzed. This is an introductory-level course and assumes no previous study of disability or social theory.

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Grading Basis

Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option

Term

Fall and Spring

Lecture Hours

3