Disability Media Work : Opportunities and Obstacles

Disability Media Work : Opportunities and Obstacles

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book interrogates trends in training and employment of people with disabilities in the media through an analysis of people with disabilities' self-representation in media employment. Improving disability representations in the media is vital to improving the social position of people with disability, and including people with lived experience of disability is integral to this process. While the media industry has changed significantly as a result of digital and participatory media, discriminatory attitudes around fear and pity continue to impact whether people with disability find work in the media. The book demonstrates no significant changes in attitudes towards employing disabled media workers since the 1990s when the last major research into this topic took place. By focusing on the employment of people with disability in media industries, Katie Ellis addresses a neglected area of media diversity, appealing to researchers in media and cultural studies as well as critical disability studies.


Book information

ISBN: 9781137603432
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.760704087
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 334g
Height: 155mm
Width: 217mm
Spine width: 15mm