[ecrea] New Book: Documentary and Disability

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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