Disability, Media, and Representations: Other Bodies (Routledge Research in Disability and Media Studies)

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Synopsis
Bringing together scholars from around the world to research the intersection between media and disability, this edited collection aims to offer an interdisciplinary exploration and critique of print, broadcast and online representations of physical and mental impairments.Drawing on a wide range of case studies addressing how people can be ‘othered’ in contemporary media, the chapters focus on analyses of hateful discourses about disability on Reddit, news coverage of disability and education, media access of individuals with disabilities, the logic of memes and brain tumour on Twitter, celebrity and Down Syndrome on Instagram, disability in TV drama, the metaphor of disability for the nation; as well as an autoethnography of treatment of breast cancer. Providing a much-needed global perspective, Disability, Media, and Representations examines the relationship between self-representation and representations in either reinforcing or debunking myths around disability, and ways in which academic discourse can be differently articulated to study the relationship between media and disability. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of disability studies and media studies as well as activists and readers engaged in debates on diversity, inclusivity and the media.
Copyright:
2020

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
182 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780429890178
Related ISBNs:
9780429890161, 9780429890185, 9781032400556, 9781138603011, 9780429469244
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Jacob Johanssen and Diana Garrisi
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Language Arts, Medicine, Communication
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Jacob Johanssen
Edited by:
Diana Garrisi

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