Instructor: Amanda Kraus
Mon | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Hybrid (In-Person & Live Online)
This course seeks to expand and reframe thinking about disability, specifically in the context of higher education. Disability is a sociopolitical construction shaped by dynamics of power and privilege and, to think about it as such, class readings and discussions will critically analyze how language, design, media, and policy inform the way disability is conceptualized in society and operationalized in post-secondary education. Central to this course is an exploration of ableism and the many ways ableism is institutionalized in higher education. Diving into identity, athletics, and activism, this course provides opportunities for students to more authentically understand the disability community and will underscore themes from this year’s Common Reading book, Sitting Pretty.