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Author: Katie Ellis ,
Professor C. Richard King
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: New edition
Weight: 0.534kg
ISBN: 9781472411785
ISBN 10: 1472411781
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 28 December 2014
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'This rich and compelling book shows us the fundamental, consequential ways in which disability is omnipresent yet strangely neglected in our everyday lives. Ellis brilliantly traces the contours of disability across toys, beauty myths and ideals, science fiction, television, music, sport, and the cutting edge of online media. Popular culture - and disability studies - will never be the same again. Required reading for anyone interested in contemporary media, culture, society - and where our bodies, identities, and desires do, and don't, fit in.' Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney, Australia 'Popular culture defines how we see the world. However, critical examination of the images and interpretation of disability in this arena is rare. Dr Katie Ellis's book helps fill this gap in understanding. Dr Ellis has started a conversation about disability and popular culture with her latest title to produce a fascinating opening address to an important discussion.' Mike Kent, Curtin University, Australia
'This rich and compelling book shows us the fundamental, consequential ways in which disability is omnipresent yet strangely neglected in our everyday lives. Ellis brilliantly traces the contours of disability across toys, beauty myths and ideals, science fiction, television, music, sport, and the cutting edge of online media. Popular culture - and disability studies - will never be the same again. Required reading for anyone interested in contemporary media, culture, society - and where our bodies, identities, and desires do, and don't, fit in.'Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney, Australia'Popular culture defines how we see the world. However, critical examination of the images and interpretation of disability in this arena is rare. Dr Katie Ellis's book helps fill this gap in understanding. Dr Ellis has started a conversation about disability and popular culture with her latest title to produce a fascinating opening address to an important discussion.'Mike Kent, Curtin University, Australia
Author Information
Katie Ellis is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Internet Studies at Curtin University, Australia. She has published widely on disability and media, and is the author of Disabling Diversity, and co-author of Disability and New Media, Disability and the Media and Disability, Obesity and Ageing.
