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DIS STD 1

Construction of (Dis)ability and Ableism in U.S.

Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Examination of ways in which certain bodies and minds have been categorized, disabled, conceived of, oppressed, and liberated in U.S. over time. Using intersectional lens, exploration of origins of American eugenics movement, social construction of normalcy and (dis)ability, and ableism in its many forms (e.g., individual, legal, medical, cultural, financial). Students learn how to apply critical disability studies framework to evaluate relationships between race, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, income, and disability in relation to disablement and ableism. Covers key topics and theoretical frameworks in disability studies to give students foundational and conceptual knowledge needed to analyze social, political, and cultural issues from critical disability studies perspectives. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.85
n = 134 · 3 terms · ± 0.045
A range
94%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
5%
86% of those passed
D / F / W
2.2%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 4124W
  • 8825W
Enrolment by term: 24W 41, 25W 88
Peak 88 Most recent 88 in 25W 2 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 88 · 62.0%
  • A 29 · 20.4%
  • A- 9 · 6.3%
  • B+ 2 · 1.4%
  • B- 2 · 1.4%
  • C 1 · 0.7%
  • D 1 · 0.7%
  • F 2 · 1.4%
  • P 6 · 4.2%
  • NP 1 · 0.7%
  • I 1 · 0.7%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
SOLONE, CAITLIN JEAN 3.85 3.85 134 3 94%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term