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Title:
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Subverting Disabled Stereotypes in Cinema
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Creator:
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Strickland, Adam
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Subject:
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Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Animation
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Subject:
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Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Animation
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Rights:
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Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Abstract:
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"Throughout cinema's history, physically disabled people have often been used as a punchline for degrading slapstick comedy, a representation of helpless victimhood, or a visual metaphor for moral corruption. Such depictions have perpetuated the notion that physically disabled people are inherently less respectable than people who are able-bodied. This phenomenon has indirectly endorsed the exploitation of disabled people in the entertainment industry. It has also resulted in many acts of violence being committed against disabled people who bare a resemblance to fictional disabled characters in movies. This thesis will explore how awareness of offensive disabled stereotypes can enable filmmakers to produce less predictable stories with more interesting and relatable disabled characters without accidentally encouraging discrimination against such people in society." --Abstract
Keywords: physical disability, stereotype, discrimination, silent film, cinema, live action, animation
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Publisher:
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Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design (SCADnow)
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Date:
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2024-11
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Format:
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2 online resources: 1 PDF (Thesis, 91 pages, color illustrations) + 1 mp4 film (Studio component, approximately 7 min., sound, color)
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