Ellis, Katie,  1978- <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-191) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781472411785 (hardback : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014030616 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>People with disabilities in mass media.<br/>Popular culture.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV1568  / .E445 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.9/08