Wilde, Alison : Film, comedy, and disability : understanding humour and genre in cinematic constructions of impairment and disability.

London : Routledge, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4724-5545-1

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Comedy and humour have frequently played a key role in disabled people’s lives, for better or for worse. Comedy has also played a crucial part in constructing cultural representations of disability and impairments, contributing to the formation and maintenance of cultural attitudes towards disabled people. This is the first book which explores the specific role of comedic film genres in representations of disability and impairment. Wilde argues that there is a need to explore different ways to synthesise Critical/Disability Studies with Film Studies approaches, if we are to understand the conditions of possibility for new representational forms and challenges to ableism. This book is of particular value to those in Film and Media Studies, and Critical/Disability Studies, especially for those who are investigating more inclusive practices in cultural representation. (Quelle: Verlag)