Disability and popular culture :
Ellis, Katie, 1978-
Disability and popular culture : focusing passion, creating community and expressing defiance / Katie Ellis, Curtin University, Australia. - x, 201 pages ; 25 cm. - The cultural politics of media and popular culture .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-191) and index.
Introduction: producerly disability -- Our moment in time : the transitory and concrete value of disability toys -- Contemporary beauty-ism -- Spaces of cultural mediation : the science fiction cinema of the third stage of disability -- Among the leading characters on television -- Enfreaking popular music : making us think by making us feel -- Controlling the body : sport, disability and the construction of ability -- Disability and spreadable media : access, representation and inspiration porn -- Conclusion : focusing passion, creating community, expressing defiance -- References -- Filmography.
9781472411785 (hardback : alk. paper)
2014030616
People with disabilities in mass media.
Popular culture.
HV1568 / .E445 2015
305.9/08
Disability and popular culture : focusing passion, creating community and expressing defiance / Katie Ellis, Curtin University, Australia. - x, 201 pages ; 25 cm. - The cultural politics of media and popular culture .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-191) and index.
Introduction: producerly disability -- Our moment in time : the transitory and concrete value of disability toys -- Contemporary beauty-ism -- Spaces of cultural mediation : the science fiction cinema of the third stage of disability -- Among the leading characters on television -- Enfreaking popular music : making us think by making us feel -- Controlling the body : sport, disability and the construction of ability -- Disability and spreadable media : access, representation and inspiration porn -- Conclusion : focusing passion, creating community, expressing defiance -- References -- Filmography.
9781472411785 (hardback : alk. paper)
2014030616
People with disabilities in mass media.
Popular culture.
HV1568 / .E445 2015
305.9/08