Ethical issues in disability studies 1600-SZD-SPEC-ZE-PED

Classes with students are interdisciplinary in nature. The main aim of the classes is to familiarise doctoral students with selected notions, problems, theories and research methods used in disability studies. We will look at the phenomenon of disability in the context of social changes in Poland and around the world. We will discuss how culture and the social context influence the perception and understanding of disability. During the class we will also discuss the ethical and methodological dimensions of applied and engaged sciences in the context of disability studies and the spaces associated with disability studies.

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

We will aim first and foremost to change the way we think about disability, which is an essential catalyst for changing the status of these people in society. We will develop the concept of ‘habitable worlds’ - habitable worlds suitable for different people. We will consider how we want to build and inhabit the world, and how to ensure access to it for people with different disabilities. We will consider politics, historical and current emancipatory processes and the practice of everyday life. We will also reflect on what feature of identity is disability? We will try to penetrate the public-private discourses and socio-cultural mechanisms that construct the identities of people with disabilities. We will juxtapose disability with other characteristics (gender, psychosexual identity). We will reflect on what it means to be a disabled woman, a disabled man. We will talk about sexuality - who has the right to it and who has this right. Private is political? - we'll explore different disability policies.

Course coordinators

Agnieszka Wołowicz

Learning outcomes

Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands:
WG_01 - to the extent necessary for existing paradigms to be revised - a worldwide body of work, covering theoretical foundations as well as general and selected specific issues - relevant to a particular discipline
within the social sciences
WG_02 - the main development trends in the disciplines of the social sciences in which the education is provided
WG_03 - scientific research methodology in the field of the social sciences
WK_01 - fundamental dilemmas of modern civilisation from the perspective of the social sciences
Skills | The graduate is able to:
UK_05 - speaking a foreign language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages using the professional terminology specific to the discipline within the social sciences, to the extent enabling participation in an international scientific and professional environment
Social competences | The graduate is ready to
KO_01 - fulfilling the social obligations of researchers and creators
KO_02 - fulfilling social obligations and taking actions in the public interest, in particular in initiating actions in the public interest
KO_03 - think and acting in an entrepreneurial manner

Assessment criteria

Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the permitted number of explained absences: 1. Active participation in class discussions, 2. Reading, 3. One absence from classes is allowed
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session): Active participation in the Oxford discussion
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes: Oxford discussion taking into account cross-sectional topics discussed during classes

Practical placement

Bibliography

1. Booth, T., Booth, W. (1996). Sounds of Silence: Narrative researchwith inarticulate subjects, Disability & Society, 11:1, 55-70.
2. Goc, A. (2022). Głusza. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Dowody na Istnienie
3. Reimann, M. (2019). Nie przywitam się z państwem na ulicy. Wołowiec: Eydawnictwo Czarne
4. Wołowicz, A., Kocejko, M., Ferenc, K. (2020). Women with disabilities and access to gynaecological services in Poland. Disability & Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1833310

Additional information

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