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 you 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.
Anne REVILLARD,Rachel LE MAROIS
Cours magistral seul
English
Estimated out-of-class workload: Personal 10 hours // Group 10 hours (per student) (reference search, reading, synthesis, slides and presentation preparation).
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 2024-2025
Individual assignments: Midterm assignment : homework to deliver on Moodle (question-based, around 2000 words), due week 7 (50% of final grade) - Online Quiz, due week 10, 10% of final grade // Group work (Article review) : homework to deliver on Moodle (2 500 words maximum), due week 12 (50% of final grade) // NB : assignment formats are subject to change.
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.
Shah, S., & Priestley, M. (2011), « Telling stories », p. 23-45 in Disability and social change. Private lives and public policies. Bristol: Policy Press.
Wendell, Susan. 2001. Unhealthy Disabled: Treating Chronic Illnesses as Disabilities. Hypatia 16(4):17–33
Oliver, M., & Barnes, C. (2012), « The importance of definitions in the disability debate », p.13-24 in The new politics of disablement. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Carey A.C., 2009, On the margins of citizenship. Intellectual disability and civil rights in twentieth-century America, Philadelphia, Temple University Press
DeJong G., 1979, « Independent Living: from social movement to analytic paradigm », Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 60, p. 435-446.
Engel D. M and Munger F. W, 2003, Rights of inclusion. Law and identity in the life stories of Americans with disabilities, Chicago, University of Chicago Press
Fleischer D. Z and Zames F., 2011, The disability rights movement: From charity to confrontation, Philadelphia, Temple University Press.
Kittay, E., 2011. The Ethics of Care, Dependence, and Disability. Ratio Juris, 24(1), 49–58.
Morris J., 1991, Pride against prejudice: A Personal Politics of Disability, London, The Women's Press Ltd.
Shakespeare T., 2013, Disability rights and wrongs revisited, London; New York, Routledge.
WHO. 2011. World Report on Disability. Malta: World Health Organization & World Bank.
Winance, M., Ville I., and Ravaud, J-F., 2007. Disability Policies in France: Changes and Tensions between the Category-Based, Universalist and Personalized Approaches. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research 9(3-4):160–81.