May 2: Prosthetics, cyborgs, and passing

Read: Optional:  Elizabeth Haiken, “Modern Miracles: The Development of Cosmetic Prosthetics,” in Artificial Parts, Practical Lives, pp. 171-198  (Blackboard) 1) R. A. R. Edwards, “‘Hearing Aids Are Not Deaf’: A Historical Perspective on Technology in the Deaf World,” in The Disability Studies Reader, Third Edition, pp. 403-416 (Blackboard) 2) Leslie Swartz and Brian Watermeyer, “Cyborg anxiety: Oscar Pistorius [...]