Disability and Human Rights: Activism and Practice in the Modern World
Faculty:
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.
Guidelines for the Statement of Purpose:
Craft a reflective statement of purpose explaining your interest in the Smolny Beyond Borders online course. The file should be saved with your name and course title as the filename and uploaded accordingly. Your statement’s clarity and substance will significantly influence our selection. Convey your motivations and aspirations for this course succinctly but thoroughly. Kindly write your statement in the course’s Language of Instruction. Please, do not use any AI tools to write or translate the text.