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DIS 397: DISABILITY HISTORY AND CULTURE: FROM HOMER TO HIP HOP - Online Course from the Centre of Disability Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Fall 2012 (August 21-Dec. 4, 2012) 

An online (asynchronous—access at your own time) 3 credit course.

Instructor: Dr. Steven Brown, Associate Professor, Center on

Disability Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

Email: sebrown@hawaii.edu,  Tel: 808-956-0996.

Overview to the history of disability from a disability studies perspective, a multidisciplinary and global approach to studying disability perspectives, focused on personal and collective responses to difference(s) based on disability.
 
COURSE GOALS

Learn how a broad range of societies have treated people with disabilities.

Read & discuss policies, perceptions, living conditions, and roles of persons with disabilities historically, individually and collectively.

Address ideas of impairment; politics and legislation; diversity, advocacy, and education.

Historical perspectives will provide insight into current perceptions of disability issues.

Skills to be developed include critical thinking;

Organizing and conveying information in writing and orally.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE? 

Upper division undergraduate students in history and other disciplines such as: art, ethnic studies, psychology, political science, interdisciplinary studies, education, public policy, communications, American studies, special education, health sciences, sociology, architecture, & social work, for some examples.

NOTE TO GRADUATE STUDENTS: If you are interested in taking this course as a graduate level course, please contact me directly at: sebrown@hawaii.edu

 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
 
(1) UH Manoa students: Course is listed on "Fall” CRN: 78662 at: http://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/avail.classes?i=MAN&t=201310&s=DIS

Current UH Manoa students may register now over MyUH registration system (http://myuh.hawaii.edu) and at “Fall Extension” (CRN: 1089) at: http://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/avail.classes?i=MAN&t=201313&s=DIS

(2) Students from other UH campuses and all other universities: To register, non-UH students first complete an Outreach College application form (http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/myuh/apply.asp) (Application processing takes 5 working days.) Once the application has been processed, students will be notified and can log into MyUH to register.

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Steven E. Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center on Disability Studies
www.cds.hawaii.edu
1776 University Ave., UA4-6
University of Hawai‘i
Honolulu, HI 96822
808-956-0996
808-956-7878 (fax)
Skype:  stevenebrown
Twitter:  disculture
Co-Founder: Institute on Disability Culture
http://www.instituteondisabilityculture.org

 




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