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Course Description

Summary

“Disability justice culture is simultaneously beautiful and practical. Poetry and dance are as important [to disability justice culture] as a blog post about accessible bathroom hacks—because they are interdependent.”
- Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

This course will introduce students to the basic concepts of disability justice and disability justice culture through readings, discussion, and embodied practices. We will hold a particular focus on the idea of interdependence, which uplifts the interconnected nature of people, land, and systems to disavow Western, capitalist tropes around individual capacity or achievement. We will explore the notion of care webs, the ingenuity of access hacks, and the ongoing intersectionality of the disability justice movement. 

We will move and think with disabled scholars such as Mia Mingus, Alice Wong, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Audre Lorde, M. Remi Yergeau, Carolyn Lazard, and more. Class will consist of movement exercises, in-class readings, discussions, and a final project. This introductory-level course is open to individuals new to dance and disability studies as well as more experienced movers and learners.