The Routledge companion to disability and media / edited by:Ellis, Katie,Goggin, Gerard,Haller, Beth A.,Curtis, Rosemary, edited by Katie Ellis, Gerard Goggin, Beth Haller and Rosemary Curtis. - Newyork: Routledge, 2020. - 423p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"An authoritative and indispensable guide to disability and media, this thoughtfully curated collection features varied and provocative contributions from distinguished scholars globally, alongside next-generation research leaders. Disability and media has emerged as a dynamic and exciting area of contemporary culture and social life. Media-- especially digital technology -- play a vital role in disability transformations, with widespread implications for global societies and how we understand communications. This book addresses this development, from representation and audience through technologies, innovations, and challenges of the field. Through the varied and global perspectives of leading researchers, writers, and practitioners, including many authors with lived experience of disability, it covers a wide range of traditional, emergent, and future media forms and formats. International in scope and orientation, The Routledge Companion to Disability and Media offers students and scholars alike a comprehensive survey of the intersections between disability studies and media studies"--

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Mass media and people with disabilities.
People with disabilities in mass media.
People with disabilities--Press coverage.

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