HMED3135

From the blinding of Oedipus and the madness of Lear to the lameness of Charles Xavier and the autism of Charles in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the history of literature is filled to the brim with representations of people with disabilities. This course explores the historical, social, political, and medical construction of disability in a range of literary texts in order to understand the complex ways that the conception of disability changes over time. By examining the way that literature represents bodily difference, we will be better able to imagine a more inclusive and more just vision of society.

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