1. Learn about experiences of disability in the 20th century, particularly in family and community settings. To do: (by 11:59 pm, Friday January 17) Watch/Listen: + KR introductory video Read: + Nielsen, ch.7 A Disability History of the United States, + Katherine Castles, Average Americans: Postwar Parents’ Groups and the Defense “’Nice, of the Normal Family,” in Steven Noll and James W. Trent, eds., Mental Retardation in (NYU Press 2004): 351-370. America: A Historical Reader + Gerald O’Brien, Kennedy: The Importance of a Historical Footnote,” Journal “Rosemary 29(July 2004): 225-236. of Family History + Janice A. Brockley, Mothers and Merciful Fathers,” in “Martyred The New Disability Paul Longmore and Lauri Umansky, ed. (New York: New History: American Perspectives, York University Press, 2001), pp. 293-312. Post by 11:59 pm Friday January 17, 2014: + Discussion Forum posts Submit by 11:59 pm Friday January 17, 2014: Unit 4 quiz There is a lot of work due next week, so you might want to read/watch ahead, or work on Hint: your research topic or web assignment project Unit #5 Tuesday January 21 , 2014 Disability Resistance and Activism in the 20th Century What we will do in this unit (Learning Objectives)
1. Learn about experiences of disability in the 20th century, particularly in family and community settings. To do: (by 11:59 pm, Friday January 17) Watch/Listen: + KR introductory video Read: + Nielsen, A Disability History of the United States, ch.7 + Katherine Castles, “’Nice, Average Americans: Postwar Parents’ Groups and the Defense of the Normal Family,” in Steven Noll and James W. Trent, eds., Mental Retardation in America: A Historical Reader (NYU Press 2004): 351-370. + Gerald O’Brien, “Rosemary Kennedy: The Importance of a Historical Footnote,” Journal of Family History 29(July 2004): 225-236. + Janice A. Brockley, “Martyred Mothers and Merciful Fathers,” in The New Disability History: American Perspectives, Paul Longmore and Lauri Umansky, ed. (New York: New York University Press, 2001), pp. 293-312. Post by 11:59 pm Friday January 17, 2014: + Discussion Forum posts Submit by 11:59 pm Friday January 17, 2014: Unit 4 quiz Hint: There is a lot of work due next week, so you might want to read/watch ahead, or work on your research topic or web assignment project Unit #5 Tuesday January 21 , 2014 Disability Resistance and Activism in the 20th Century What we will do in this unit (Learning Objectives)
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