Disability in film and literature:

"Disabled characters are often represented as aberrant or evil and are isolated or incarcerated. This book examines language in film and fiction that perpetuates the representation of the disabled as abnormal or problematic. The author looks at depictions of disability--both disparaging and amu...

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Main Author: Markotić, Nicole 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2016
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Summary:"Disabled characters are often represented as aberrant or evil and are isolated or incarcerated. This book examines language in film and fiction 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"--
Physical Description:x, 210 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9780786496495