| Course Title: Women and Gender in the Study of Culture: 'Feminist, Queer, Trans Disability Studies' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: This course introduces Disability Studies concepts and discussion from a feminist, queer, and trans perspectives, specifically centering on Black, Indigenous, People of Color disabled people. Through this, we'll see the differences in disabled communities, the tensions within the field, and learn to center the most marginalized. Here, the focus is on scholarship, activism, and arts that center disabled people, their histories, struggles, and dreams. We'll also discuss the differences between the Disability Rights and Disability Justice movements and how they represent the demands and needs of disabled communities. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Niamh Timmons | ntimmons@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Seminar | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 318 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: GNDST-101. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
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| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Tastes Like War: A Memoir Author: Cho, Grace Copyright: 2021 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781952177941 Publisher: The Feminist Press |
Required | 17.95 |
| Title: Indian Blood: HIV & Colonial Trauma in San Francisco's Two-Spirit Community Author: Jolivette, Andrew Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780295998503 Publisher: University of Washington Press |
Required | 30.00 |
| Title: Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation Author: Clare, Eli Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780822360315 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required | 22.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |