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Product Identifiers
PublisherRutgers University Press
ISBN-100813521041
ISBN-139780813521046
eBay Product ID (ePID)846071
Product Key Features
Number of Pages406 Pages
Publication NameCinema of Isolation : a History of Physical Disability in the Movies
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1994
SubjectFilm / Guides & Reviews, People with Disabilities, Film / History & Criticism
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Social Science
AuthorMartin F. Norden
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight21.3 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN93-044547
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.43/6520816
Table Of ContentPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Emergence of an Impoverished Image 2. The Misbegotten Multi-Reelers 3. The Man of a Thousand Disabilities and His Brethren 4. Golden-Age Freakshows 5. The Road to Rehabilitation 6. The Path to Apathy 7. Moving Toward the Mainstream Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography General Index Film Index
SynopsisFilmmakers have often encouraged us to regard people with physical disabilities in terms of pity, awe, humor, or fearas "Others" who somehow deserve to be isolated from the rest of society. In this first history of the portrayal of physical disability in the movies, Martin Norden examines hundreds of Hollywood movies (and notable international ones), finds their place within mainstream society, and uncovers the movie industry's practices for maintaining the status quokeeping people with disabilities dependent and "in their place." Norden offers a dazzling array of physically disabled characters who embody or break out of the stereotypes that have both influenced and been symptomatic of societys fluctuating relationship with its physically disabled minority. He shows us "sweet innocents" like Tiny Tim, "obsessive avengers" like Quasimodo, variations on the disabled veteran, and many others. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores movies like My Left Foot and The Waterdance that display a newfound sensitivity. Nordens in-depth knowledge of disability history makes for a particularly intelligent and sensitive approach to this long-overlooked issue in media studies., Filmmakers have often encouraged us to regard people with physical disabilities in terms of pity, awe, humor, or fear as "Others" who somehow deserve to be isolated from the rest of society. In this first history of the portrayal of physical disability in the movies, Martin Norden examines hundreds of Hollywood movies (and notable international ones), finds their place within mainstream society, and uncovers the movie industry's practices for maintaining the status quo--keeping people with disabilities dependent and "in their place."
LC Classification NumberPN1995
