DIS STD 1Construction of (Dis)ability and Ableism in U.S.
Disability Studies · 5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Examination of ways in which certain bodies and minds have been categorized, disabled, conceived of, oppressed, and liberated in U.S. over time. Using intersectional lens, exploration of origins of American eugenics movement, social construction of normalcy and (dis)ability, and ableism in its many forms (e.g., individual, legal, medical, cultural, financial). Students learn how to apply critical disability studies framework to evaluate relationships between race, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, income, and disability in relation to disablement and ableism. Covers key topics and theoretical frameworks in disability studies to give students foundational and conceptual knowledge needed to analyze social, political, and cultural issues from critical disability studies perspectives.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
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