This course explores disability as a site of political struggle, social construction, and collective resistance. We will examine how disability is shaped by cultural narratives, state systems, and global inequalities—especially under authoritarian regimes—and how disabled people and their allies have organized for dignity, rights, and justice. Through comparative case studies (Russia, the US, the UK, Sweden), we will engage with questions of institutional violence, reproductive and sexual autonomy, intersectionality, and community care. Grounded in the instructor’s experience as a disability rights activist, this course offers space for reflection, critical analysis, and envisioning transformative futures.