Disability is understood as a cultural identity that brings variation, diversity, and richness to the disabled and non-disabled individuals and society at large. Students will investigate the work and practices of relevant contemporary disability artists and cultural activists at the intersection of the arts, culture, visual culture, and education.
Athena Title
Disability Art Education
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ARED 8470E
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will investigate disability studies as a field and as a form of cultural and artistic activism.
Students will critically discuss different contexts of disability praxis in society.
Students will analyze different scholarly discourses for content, relevance, accuracy, and overall quality.
Students will explore individual research topics of interest in preparation for conducting graduate-level research projects relevant to the course.
Students will share their research with peers to obtain feedback and added resources and to gain experience presenting their ideas.
Students will learn about current issues and policies in art educational research with disability studies.
Topical Outline
Engaging the Topic:
Class participation will include several in-class projects, and possibly on-campus and out-of-campus visits/projects. Participation includes showing that the course texts are being read.
Discussion posts and responses, including reflecting on discussions, presentations, guest speakers, visits, and other course materials.
Conceptual Group Mapping Project
Students choose a concept or a term central to disability studies and they research multiple sources (beyond course reading) about the chosen concept/term. Students create a visual and textual map relating to the concept/term on disability activism, arts, cultural, and educational contexts.
Researching Disability Artists/Activists
Students study and learn about an artist(s), artist group(s), activist(s), or group of activists, suitable to the course content and they submit the final paper.
