Joanne Woiak

Joanne Woiak

Ph.D., History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto

Lecturer, Disability Studies Program

Box 354300

https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/jwoiak/13882/

jwoiak@uw.edu

Courses Taught

  • LSJ/CHID/DIS_ST 230 Introduction to Disability Studies
  • LSJ 491 (Law, Societies, and Justice) Topics in Rights: Disability and Citizenship: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
  • B H/DIS ST 421 (Bioethics & Humanities) History of Eugenics
  • TCSS 325 (UW Tacoma Institute of Technology) Computers, Ethics, and Society

I developed and hosted the 2009 symposium Eugenics and Disability: History and Legacy in Washington (http://eugenics.washington.edu), and the 2011 lecture series Unspeakable: Disability History, Identity, and Rights. I am a member of the Society for Disability Studies, American Association for the History of Medicine, American Historical Association, Disability History Association, and Canadian Disability Studies Association. BACK