Disability in film and literature / Nicole MarkoticÌ.

By:

MarkoticÌ, Nicole

Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]Description: x, 210 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780786496495 (softcover : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

791.43/6527 23

LOC classification:

PN1995.9.H34 M37 2016

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	PN1995.9 .H34 M37 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001404515

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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