IFCO 2410 - Disability and Society

The social status of persons with disabilities has undergone fundamental changes in the past century. From the compensation of injured war veterans to de-institutionalization and more recently antidiscrimination, collective mobilizations and public policies have promoted, reflected and accompanied these social transformations. The main aim of this interdisciplinary course is to help students make sense of this fundamental social change, by means of an introduction to the key concepts and empirical results of disability studies (social model, disability policy and politics, access to education, employment …). Based on inputs from different disciplines (sociology, political science, history, law, ethics), we reflect on the interplay between policy, politics and the production of knowledge in the promotion of a more inclusive society.
Catherine MILON,Célia BOUCHET,Anne REVILLARD
Cours magistral seul
English
Estimated out-of-class workload: -Personal 10 hours -Group 10 hours (per student) (reference search, reading, synthesis, slides and presentation prep)
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of disability studies. Open to students from various disciplinary backgrounds, it aims at demonstrating how a focus on disability questions common assumptions and ways of thinking of several academic disciplines.
Autumn 2021-2022
- Midterm assignment : 50% - Final assignment : 50%
The teaching format for this course is highly participative and promotes active learning. The time spent in class is expected to be a very active time, where the students do most of the learning, along with prior readings and group work.
Oliver, M., & Barnes, C. (2012), « The importance of definitions in the disability debate », p.11-27 in The new politics of disablement. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Wendell, Susan. 2001. Unhealthy Disabled: Treating Chronic Illnesses as Disabilities. Hypatia 16(4):17–33.
Carey A.C., 2009, On the margins of citizenship. Intellectual disability and civil rights in twentieth-century America, Philadelphia, Temple University Press
Oliver, M., & Barnes, C. (2012), « The importance of definitions in the disability debate », p.11-27 in The new politics of disablement. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Shah, S., & Priestley, M. (2011), « Telling stories », p. 23-45 in Disability and social change. Private lives and public policies. Bristol: Policy Press.