Sexuality, Disability, and Society

Catalog description

This course explores the sociocultural context of sexuality, with a strong emphasis on critical disability studies; considers the social norms that govern sexual behavior; interrogates the sexual attributes and practices we take for granted; examines how social factors (race/ethnicity, religion, economic status, among others) influence sexual activity and its meaning; and looks into how sexuality is shaped by social institutions such as law, politics, media and medicine. The course wrestles with the tension between the social construction and control of sexuality, and examines the resistance to both.