FREN 6521

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FREN 6521
Disability Studies: Theory and History

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

This seminar will offer an historical overview of responses to bodily and cognitive difference. What was the status of the monster, the freak, the abnormal, the (dis)abled, and how are all of these concepts related? How did we move towards universal design and accessibility of individuals with these differences and then 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 for everyone? What are our ethical responsibilities toward those we label as "disabled"? Authors to be studied include: Ambroise Paré, Michel de Montaigne, Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hiloaire, Georges Canguilhem Michel Foucault, Lennard Davis, Tobin Siebers, David T. Mitchell.

When Offered Fall.

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18314 FREN 6521   LEC 001

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