Readings for today:
- Charles Riley, “Heroes of Assimilation: How the Media Transform Disability," from Disability and the Media: Prescriptions for Change (on ANGEL).
- Tracy Clark-Flory, "Dating While Disabled," Salon.com, April 11, 2012.
- "Tales From The Crip: This Is What Disability Looks Like," Bitch Magazine.
- Lillie Ransom and Beth Haller, "Accessing New Deaf Representations on TV: A Case Study of Marlee Matlin on The L Word"
- Online course: Disability in Media
Representing 'Fat' Bodies - Oct 24
Readings for today:
- Katherine Sender and Margaret Sullivan, “Epidemics of Will, Failures of Self-Esteem: Responding to Fat Bodies in The Biggest Loser and What Not to Wear,” Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies (2008).
For further reading and research:
- "Unhealthy Appetite: Is 'Fatspoitation' Fueling the Obesity Crisis?," The Independent (UK), July 20, 2009.
- Kate Dailey, "'Fatshion' blogs defiantly celebrate plus-size couture," BBC News Magazine, December 26, 2011.
- Fat and Proud (TV special), part I.
