In this course, we will examine the significance of technology to the definition and experience of disability; the relationship between disability and the development of new media; the politics of representation; and current debates between the fields of disability studies and media studies. Specific topics will include: biomedical technology and the establishment of norms; the category of “assistive technology”; cyborgs and prostheses as fact and as metaphor; inclusive architecture and design; visual rhetorics of disability in film and photography; staring and other practices of looking; medical and counter-medical performance; media advocacy, tactical media, and direct action.
Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2025)
MCC-UE 1026-000 (8434)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kurlenkova, Aleksandra