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[ecrea] New Book: Documentary and Disability

Mon Oct 30 07:07:46 GMT 2017



New book
*Documentary and Disability*

edited by Catalin Brylla and Helen Hughes

Palgrave Macmillan

http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137598936

This edited collection of contributions from media scholars, film practitioners and film historians connects the vibrant fields of documentary and disability studies. Documentary film has not only played an historical role in the social construction of disability but continues to be a strong force for expression, inclusion and activism. Offering essays on the interpretation and conception of a wide variety of documentary formats, Documentary and Disability reveals a rich set of resources on subjects as diverse as Thomas Quasthoff’s opera performances, Tourette syndrome in the developing world, queer approaches to sexual functionality, Channel 4 disability sports broadcasting, the political meaning of cochlear implant activation, and Christoph’s Schlingensief’s celebrated Freakstars 3000. With a foreword by Michael Schillmeier.

“A commitment to modes of sustained seeing and testimony makes documentary forms central to any critical engagement with the cultural meanings surrounding ‘disability’. The quality and depth of analysis across a range of case studies allow this collection to break new ground in the exploration of documentary-disability relations, in the process illuminating the alternative practices of portrayal which are possible.” John Corner, Visiting Professor in Communication Studies, University of Leeds, UK

“This collection is as fascinating, thought-provoking and indispensable as the genre of documentaries it describes. Accounts from those who have made films, or had films made about them, mingle with the perspectives of disabled and non-disabled viewers and critics. Neither do the editors forget the diversity of impairments and contexts – from art to advocacy to reality TV – which constitute this field. Every disability studies scholar should read this book!” Tom Shakespeare, Professor of Disability Research, University of East Anglia, UK

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