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DST
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88A/B
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Research Methods-A/B
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This course will provide students with a basic understanding of social research and its relevance to disability studies. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills required to plan, conduct and critically analyse research. A range of qualitative and quantitative methods and their use within positivist, research plays in perpetuating or transforming perceptions of disability is explored. Issues of social location and the meaningful participation of people with disabilities in research are discussed.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 2.00
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DST
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500
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A History of Madness
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Where do diverse concepts of "madness" come from? How have these ideas changed over time? How have "mad people" interpreted their own experiences? This course will be in the tradition of social history from "below". It will survey the social medical, political, economic, cultural and religious factors that have influenced interpretations of what it means to be "mad" from ancient time to the present.
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UL
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 1.00
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DST
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501
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Perspectives on Disability I
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This foundation course introduced the core ideas students will explore throughout their studies. It immerses students in a highly participatory and provocative encounter with history, social theory, politics, policy, art and culture seen through a disability lens. Course content is designed to reflect the experience of people with disabilities, highlighting the social roots and impact of discrimination, exclusion and marginalization as well as responses of resistance.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 1.00
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DST
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503
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Current Topics in Disability I
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This course will provide students with an opportunity to engage in an in-depth examination of specialized and scholarly work within the disability studies field. Content will be chosen by the Instructor based on recent research and trends in the field.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 1.00
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