Disability in Film and Literature
Disability in Film and Literature
About this book
"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"--
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL20476155W
Subjects
German literature, history and criticismMotion pictures and literaturePeople with disabilities in motion picturesPeople with disabilities in literatureHuman body in motion picturesHuman body in literatureSociology of disabilityBehinderungLiteraturFilm