College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Disability and Society
Module ANT2087 for 2016/7
Module ANT2087 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ANT2087: Disability and Society
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Lecture topics may include:
- The social model of disability
- Disability across cultures and states
- Disability across the life course
- Culture, identity and disability
- Politics of disability
- Ethics and disability – the politics of deviant bodies
- Disability and Sport
- Social exclusion, stigma and discrimination
- Disability in historical context in Britain
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | Eleven 2-hour lectures, involving presentations, group discussion, film presentations and media analysis |
| Guided independent study | 18 | Preparing seminar-presentation individually and as a group |
| Guided independent study | 80 | Reading and research |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Web-based activities |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
