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assignments

 

first assignment--September 2

Bring in a print-out of a one-page disability “story.” For example, on the first day of class, we discussed a feel-good news item from the Huffington Post, "As His Wife Goes Blind, Loving Husband Secretly Does This Sweet Gesture Every Day," and we talked about the way it framed disability. You can also choose a news item, or, you can choose an item from a pamphlet or flyer, a tidbit of fiction, or any very short piece of writing that includes a disability narrative. Come to class prepared to share.

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short assignments/prompts (30%)

All students must respond to at least three prompts during the course of the semester. These are listed on the course syllabus for almost every week of the semester. Prompts are provided to help start thinking, to anchor the experience of assigned reading, and to develop thinking and research toward the end-of-term project. Look here for full description and explanation.

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final project (50% total)

 

Research and create a final project focusing on one particular aspect of the curriculum for this course, demonstrating a deep understanding of and involvement in your chosen topic. The project may focus on a particular text, a specific disability or cultural paradigm, a time period, or any other disability intersection visited in this class. Regardless of the specific topic chosen, the project should reference at least one assigned literary text and one assigned theoretical text for the course, and should also respond to the central work of the course--questioning the popular definition of the human as perfect and whole. Look here for a full description, instructions, and explanation of requirements, due dates, and grading.

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