Weeks 5-6 Homepage - readings, links, assignments
All of the readings, links, activities, assignments for Week 3 are below.
M July 15 Watch film during class today: Never Let Me Go (2010)
- film is not available streaming for free right now
- FILM: Never Let Me Go Links to an external site. - recorded on zoom
- Class will start promptly at 10:30am and we will screen the entire film to 12:05pm. I'll record it for asynch students to view. Discussion of the film will be on Wednesday facilitated by Group A.
- No class activity for Monday 7/15
W July 17 Ableism and Racism [student facilitation Group A - Never Let Me Go]
First half of class today (10:30am):
- READ: Will Kanyusik, “Eugenic Nostalgia: Self-Narration and Internalized Ableism in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go” Download Will Kanyusik, “Eugenic Nostalgia: Self-Narration and Internalized Ableism in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go” (pdf)
- READ: Eli Clare, “Ideology of Cure” in Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure - pdf
- Facilitation Group A July 17th Never Let Me Go
- discussion of the film & readings
- Reading Notes July 17.docx Download Reading Notes July 17.docx
Second half of class today (11:30am):
- Watch webinar: Patrick Cokley, “We’ve ALWAYS Resisted: The History of Disabled Black Activism”.
- The password to access the recording is 0E.41.0J
- Unedited transcript of this Crip Camp 2020 webinar with Cokley Download Unedited transcript of this Crip Camp 2020 webinar with Cokley (Word doc)
- {Content of the webinar includes: slavery, physical punishment, trauma of slavery, scientific racism, eugenics, forced sterilization, institutionalization, trauma of freedom work]
- READ: Moya Bailey and Izetta Autumn Mobley, “Work at the Intersections: A Black Feminist Disability Framework” Download Moya Bailey and Izetta Autumn Mobley, “Work at the Intersections: A Black Feminist Disability Framework” (pdf)
- READ: Corinne Duyvis, “Happy Endings and Overcoming Autism” [essay by the originator of #ownvoices] https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2015/04/26/happy-endings-and-overcoming-autism/ Links to an external site.
M July 22 An Unkindness of Ghosts [student facilitation Group B]
Facilitation Group B July 22nd An Unkindness of Ghosts
READ: Rivers Solomon, An Unkindness of Ghosts - Part 1
- Digital copy (unlimited downloads) from UW Library Links to an external site. (permalink - login required)
- specific content warnings:
- Suicide mentioned
- Forced sterilization and forced breeding (Ch 3)
- Self-harm (Ch 3, 5)
- Trauma
- Child abuse (Ch 4, 6) and child sexual abuse mentioned (Ch 7)
- Rape (Ch 5, 13)
- Violence, torture (beatings Ch 4, solitary confinement)
- Racist and ableist slurs
READ: Rivers Solomon, "Black Girl Going Mad: Mental health, race, and trauma in the city of Good Christian Bitches" Links to an external site. (link) [content warnings: suicide, trauma, racism]
Recording of 7/22 class Links to an external site.(zoom)
W July 24 Feminist, Queer, Crip SF - class starts at 10:30am today
IN-CLASS TV show: "San Junipero" episode of Black Mirror (Netflix 1 hour)
READ: Alison Kafer, “Debating Feminist Futures” Download Alison Kafer, “Debating Feminist Futures” (pdf)