HSTCMP 502 A: Topics in Disability History

Summer 2024 A-term
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Meeting:
MTWTh 1:50pm - 4:00pm / SMI 115
SLN:
11692
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
DIS ST 402 A , HSTCMP 402 A , DIS ST 502 A
Instructor:
Joanne Woiak
TOPIC: DEVICES & DESIGNS: HISTORIES (IN)ACCESSIBLE AMERICA. *** MON & TUES ONLINE WED & THURS BOTH ZOOM & IN-PERSON. ALL MATERIAL AVAILABLE ASYCHRONOUSLY ADD CODE REQUIRED. ADD CODES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE HISTORY GRADUATE OFFICE. REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY. NON-HISTORY GRADUATE STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE FACULTY INSTRUCTOR TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE. UNDERGRADUATES AND AUDITORS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER FOR HISTORY GRADUATE COURSES.
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

DIS ST / HSTCMP 402 & 502 Topics in Disability History

Instructor: Joanne Woiak

Summer 2024 A-Term, hybrid learning.

Topic: Race, Place, and Family Disability History 

Book cover An Archive of Skin, an Archive of Kin by Adria ImadaBook cover Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

This course fulfills Subfield B Historical & Global for the Disability Studies Major and Minor, and fulfills a Disability Studies Graduate Certificate elective.

Welcome! This course is designed to provide flexibility in how you access the content and how you show your engagement with the material. I understand that these are unique circumstances and transitional times, and I’m here to support you. I’m looking forward to teaching and learning with you this quarter!

Hybrid learning course delivery plan:

  • Mondays: asynchronous lectures, podcasts & webinars
  • Tuesdays: class meets both in the on-campus classroom and on Zoom, 1:50pm - 4:00pm
  • Wednesdays: class meets on Zoom, 1:50-4:00pm (or some weeks asynch)
  • Thursdays: class meets both in the on-campus classroom and on Zoom, 1:50pm - 4:00pm
  • NOTE: This course can be completed online and asynchronously. All materials will be available for asynchronous access.

 

Course description:

This course seeks to bring disability into the center of historical inquiry, engaging with topics and themes in the histories of disability in the United States from the 19th to the 21st centuries. The course content will be offered in a variety of modalities in order to provide as much flexibility and accessibility as possible. Some class sessions will meet in person with synchronous remote access, and some will meet on Zoom only. All classes will be recorded and all class materials will be available for asynchronous access. There will be synchronous and asynchronous participation options. My goal is to support you this summer in engaging with the course material while navigating hybrid learning. Students will participate in synchronous or asynchronous discussions, write short responses to the readings, films, and podcasts, and complete a final paper of 4-5 pages or a project in another format. Please contact instructor Joanne Woiak for further information (jwoiak@uw.edu).

 

Readings (these books plus additional articles):

  • Adria Imada, An Archive of Skin, An Archive of Kin: Disability and Life-Making during Medical Incarceration (University of California Press, 2022)
  • Antonia Hylton, Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum (Legacy Lit, 2024)

 

Catalog Description:
Analysis of topics in the histories of disabled people, disability activism, society's perceptions of disability, and connections with other social movements and categories. Recommended: DIS ST 501 or equivalent. Offered: jointly with DIS ST 502; AWSpS.
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
May 16, 2024 - 11:30 pm