Description
Book SynopsisIntroduces key ideas and offers a sense of the new frontiers and questions in the emerging field of disability media studies
Disability Media Studies articulates the formation of a new field of study, based in the rich traditions of media, cultural, and disability studies. Necessarily interdisciplinary and diverse, this collection weaves together work from scholars from a variety of disciplinary homes, into a broader conversation about exploring media artifacts in relation to disability.
The book provides a comprehensive overview for anyone interested in the study of disability and media today. Case studies include familiar contemporary examplessuch as Iron Man 3, Lady Gaga, and Oscar Pistoriusas well as historical media, independent disability media, reality television, and media technologies. The contributors consider disability representation, the role of media in forming cultural assumptions about ability, the construction of disability via media techno
Trade Review
"A vital, spot-on collection, assembled with much care and attention,Disability Media Studiesencourages readers to & question ones training and reach toward interdisciplinarity." -- Petra Kuppers,author of Studying Disability Arts and Culture and The Scar of Visibility: Medical Performance an
"An important contribution is Ellcessors chapter on conceptualizing access to media not only in relation to consumption but also in relation to production." * Choice *
