SA4070 Crip Anthropology: Disability and Difference

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

To be arranged

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Module coordinator

Dr B M Bradley

Dr B M Bradley
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Module Staff

Dr Bridget Bradley

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Module description

This module examines the social, cultural and political factors shaping experiences of disability and difference around the world. Students will engage with the growing scholarship within anthropology and “crip studies” that reimagines how people are shaping disability worlds through celebrating disability activism and authorship. We will closely examine dominant models of disability within Western biomedicine and unpack the way that diagnosis, technological advancements and models of care influence experiences of disability and difference for individuals, families and allies. The module has been carefully designed with disability and neurodivergent accessibility at the core, and will allow students to reflect on urgent social justice issues while increasing theoretical knowledge and critical thinking skill in an inclusive environment that embraces creative pedagogies inspired by disability scholars and activists.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS SA2001 AND PASS SA2002

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 1-hr lecture (x11 weeks) and 1 x 2-hr seminar (x11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

38

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

264

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Increase knowledge of scholarly approaches to disability and difference
  • Apply anthropological theoretical frameworks to real-world issues
  • Critically engage with literature in anthropology and disability/crip studies
  • Apply and reflect on learning in class discussions and assessments
  • Evaluate the social/cultural/political factors that shaping issues of access/inclusion in different contexts