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Disability in Film and Literature

Disability in Film and Literature

Paperback

Health GeneralFilm Studies

ISBN10: 0786496495
ISBN13: 9780786496495
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jun 9 2016
Pages: 220
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Literary and filmic depictions of the disabled reinforce an ableist ideology that classifies bodies as normal or abnormal--positive or negative. Disabled characters are often represented as aberrant or evil and are isolated or incarcerated. This book examines language in film, fiction and other media that perpetuates the representation of the disabled as abnormal or problematic. The author looks at depictions of disability--both disparaging and amusing--and discusses disability theory as a framework for reconsidering normal and abnormal bodies.

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