In this seminar, we examine key debates surrounding disability through the lenses of cultural and medical anthropology. We explore a wide range of topics, including the politics of cure, prosthetics, intimate relationships, and human-animal interdependencies, while also considering how people living with disabilities navigate their everyday lives. Given the ongoing global challenges such as the long-term effects of COVID-19 (or “long COVID”), climate change, and war, the seminar encourages us to question the traditional binary between “normal” and “abnormal” and rethink our notions of what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Crosslisted Courses:

Prerequisites: ANTH 101 or WGST 120 or permission of instructor.

Distribution Requirements: SBA - Social and Behavioral Analysis

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Not Offered

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