WGS-22643 credit hours

Disabilities and Sexualities

Women's and Gender Studies · 1.5 hrs Lecture | 1.5 hrs Seminar/Discussion

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WGS-2264 prerequisites

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DIS-1003Introduction to Disability Studies I

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DIS-1004Introduction to Disability Studies II
WGS-1232Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

30 credit hours

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Description

Ableism and risk of disadvantage or discrimination are clear, yet focus on equity, employment access, services, and physical health needs may render invisible issues of sexual health, identity, and expression of disabled people. This course embraces social models and explores implications of challenging bio-medical views of sexualities and disabilities, focusing on if, or how, disabled people embrace their sexualities and/or are prevented from doing so. Students explore these topics from critical disability, feminist, queer, and intersectional perspectives. Recognizing and balancing complex and sometimes apparently competing self-identities and needs are integral from a disability justice perspective.

Requisite courses

DIS-1003 and DIS-1004 or WGS-1232 or 30 credit hours [prerequisite(s)].

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and DIS-2200.

Cross-listed

DIS-2200(3).

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