Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-302
Kristin Bumiller (Section 01)
[IL - starting with the Class of 2015] This course will consider how institutions, often contrary to their intended purposes, serve to disable individuals and limit their life potential. We will examine a variety of institutions, including state bureaucracies, facilities designed to house people with mental and physical conditions, schools, and prisons. We will also consider a range of disablements, resulting from visible and invisible disabilities as well as gender, sexuality, race and class-based discrimination. We will explore how institutions might be redesigned to less rigidly enforce normalcy and to enable the political participation of individuals who currently experience social exclusion.
Limited to 25 students. Spring semester. Professor Bumiller.
If Overenrolled: Priority given to political science majors. Others admitted to balance by class year and major.
Cost: $36.00 ?
Section 01
Tu 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM CONV 207
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM CONV 207
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asylums : Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates | Anchor Books (1961) | Erving Goffman | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public | NYU Press (2010) | Susan Schweik | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.