Disability and the Media: 2 (Key Concerns in Media Studies) - Softcover

Ellis, Katie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230293204 ISBN 13: 9780230293205

Publisher: Palgrave, 2015

Synopsis

This concise, integrated introduction to the complex relationship between disability and the media offers a roadmap to the key areas of participation, access and representation. Bringing together international theoretical work and research on disability, with analysis and examples across a diverse range of media forms – from radio, to news, popular television and new digital technologies – this unique text explores the potential for establishing a more diverse, rich and just media. Providing an approachable but critical introduction to the field, Katie Ellis and Gerard Goggin show how disability – like the closely connected areas of race and gender – is a pervasive issue in how the media represent society.

Engaging and accessible, this is an invaluable resource for students of Media and Communication Studies, Cultural Studies and Disability Studies, as well as teachers, researchers, media professionals, policy makers, and anyone interested in the intersections of disability and media.

About this title

About the Author

GERARD GOGGIN is Professor of Media and Communications, University of Sydney, Australia.; Katie Ellis is a Senior Research Fellow in Disability, Media and Internet Studies at Curtin University, Australia.

From the Back Cover

Media is a significant part of contemporary society and culture, and is subsequently crucial to our understanding of disability. How exactly does the media interact with disability and vice versa? Does the media adequately reflect the lives of people with disabilities or offer a means of social inclusion? Does the media perpetuate stigma or deny access to those with disabilities?

This concise, integrated introduction to the complex relationship between disability and the media offers a road map to the key areas of participation, access and representation. Bringing together international theoretical work and research on disability, with analysis and examples across a diverse range of media forms - from radio, to news, popular television and new digital technologies - the text explores the potential for establishing a more diverse, rich and just media. It is an invaluable resource for students of Media and Communication Studies, Cultural Studies and Disability Studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230293204
• ISBN 13: 9780230293205
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168