SEMINAR IN DISABILITY RESEARCH AND SOCIETY: EMERGING ISSUES AND
INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES IN DISABILITY STUDIES
Dear friends,
This is our last announcement regarding the Seminar in Disability Research
And Society offered at UC-Berkeley this semester. It is still not too late
to register. You may also register through Berkeley Extension for between 1
to 4 units. This announcement also includes a course agenda to give you a
better idea of the subjects that will be covered in this course.
All are invited to attend. We welcome all visitors. You may attend any or
all class sessions, as each session is discrete. The class schedule is
subject to change because so many different presenters are involved in this
class. For an updated schedule, please reply to me off the list at
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Please distribute and post this announcement. Thank you.
Public Health 290, Section 8; CC# 75962 Wed: 4:00 PM-7: 00 PM
2326 Tolman, Graduate Course (open to upper division undergraduates with
permission of the instructors)
Course Instructors/Coordinators:
Devva Kasnitz, Ph.D. (510) 549-1865, [log in to unmask]
Russell Shuttleworth, MA, MSW (510) 848-9749, [log in to unmask]
Matthew Wangeman, MCP (510) 841-0939, [log in to unmask]
This purpose of this course is to explore the relevance of disability
studies to various academic fields and to see what these disciplines can
contribute to a disability studies approach. Further, we seek to engage
diverse perspectives in a dialogue on important disability issues. This
course asks, "What are the important disability issues emerging as we enter
the 21st century, and in what ways can we approach these issues as
researchable topics drawing from our diverse epistemologies and theoretical
orientations and a developing disability studies perspective?"
Some of the various disciplines, perspectives, and practices that we will
engage and explore include psychological approaches to disability, the
social model of disability, the sociology of impairment, disability and
artistic process, city planning/architecture and disability, the humanities
and disability, symbolic approaches to disability, medical anthropology and
disability, historical perspectives on disability, law and disability, the
community politics of disability and existential and phenomenological
approaches to disability. Important issues that will be discussed include
race and disability, personal assistant services, the Independent Living
Movement, the representation of disability in the media, sexuality and
disability, genetic screening and selective abortion and the past and
future of disability policy. The requirements for the course will be four
short papers, regular attendance and contribution to class discussion.
COURSE AGENDA
1 January 20: Organization and Overview of the Course
2 January 27: Disability Studies and Community Politics: The Different
Types of Advocacy. Len Duhl, Matthew Wangeman, Sue Hodges, Jean Nandi,
Marissa Shaw
3 February 3: Psychology and Disability Studies. Linda Mona
4 February 10: Genetic Screening and Selective Abortion. Marsha Saxton
5 February 17: Sexuality and Disability: Has Sex Finally Become a Priority
in the Disability Studies Agenda? Russell Shuttleworth, Linda Mona, Alette
Coble, Alice Wong, Ray Aguilera
6 February 24: Disability Studies and the Humanities. Historical
Perspectives on Disability. Susan Schweik, Paul Longmore
7 March 3: City Planning, Architecture and Disability Studies. Matthew
Wangeman, Fred Collignon, Nina Joblon, Kate Toran
8 March 10: Independent Living Movement and Personal Assistant Services.
Marissa Shaw, Simi Litvak
9 March 17: Different Theoretical Perspectives in Disability Studies and
Participatory Action Research. Russell Shuttleworth, Devva Kasnitz
10 March 24: Spring Break
11 March 31: Disability Policy: Past and Future. Simi Litvak, Deborah
Kaplan, Matthew Wangeman
12 April 7: Race and Disability. Gary Gray, Leroy Moore
13 April 14: Engaging Medical Anthropology in Disability Studies. Joan
Ablon, Devva Kasnitz, Russell Shuttleworth
14 April 21: Disability and Artistic Process. Neil Marcus, Frank Moore
15 April 28: Law and Disability. Deborah Kaplan, Ken Stein (DREDF)
16 May 5: Wrap-up
ASSIGNMENTS
Four Short Papers:
#1 Answer one or both of the following questions in 2 pages
1) What are some of the issues that persons with disabilities contend with
in their daily life in our society?
2) How would you change this society to make it more accessible for persons
with disabilities?
#2 Discuss and critique a media (film, television program, magazine or
newspaper article, advertisement, etc.) portrayal of disability? For
example, you might want to discuss the representation of people with
disabilities in the movie, Something About Mary. Include in your discussion
how this portrayal influences societal perceptions of people with
disabilities? (3 pages)
#3 Review and critique a book that concerns disability related issues. (3
pages)
#4 Given your experience of this course, pick one or two perspectives or
issues and discuss them and their relevance to disability studies. (4-5
pages)
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Devva Kasnitz, PhD
Research Director,
Research and Training Center
on Independent Living and Disability Policy
World Institute on Disability
510 16 Street, Suite #100
Oakland, CA 94612-1500
Voice: 510-251-4348
TTY: 510-208-9493
FAX: 510-208-9494
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Home:
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