EDUC 286 - Framing Autism in U.S. Policy and Practice

1 unit(s)

From the iconic autism puzzle piece to the “startling statistics” that are displayed on billboards and in newspapers, autism has captured the attention of the American public. This course will explore the dynamic interplay between the medical, educational, and legal communities with regard to autism research and scholarship. We will discuss different theoretical and methodological stances to the study of disability in general and autism in particular. Investigating autism in a multidisciplinary way will entail reading texts and watching films produced by autistic individuals and engaging in multimodal research that investigates how language and image influence how people perceive autism and autistic people. Ms. McCloskey.

Not offered in 2015/16.

Two 75-minute periods.