WGST 423: Disability, Gender, and Sexuality

Course Description

This course introduces students to the relationships between disability, gender, and sexuality in society. It includes an overview of key terms and concepts from the fields of disability studies and women’s and gender studies such as intersectionality, the social construction of identity, the social model of disability, ableism, and disability justice. These frameworks will be used to explore the relationship of disability, gender, and sexuality in politics, healthcare, and culture with a focus on current issues such as abortion access, reproductive justice and the relationship between COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS. Class activities will provide students the opportunity to critically examine current and past events and media artifacts related to disability, gender, and sexuality and apply the course material to their own lives. (F).