Event Title
Deviance, Stigma, and "Crippled" Sexuality: The Portrayal of Disability in House, M.D.
Location
Goldstein Student Center
Event Website
http://crippingthecon.com/
Start Date
11-4-2013 2:00 PM
End Date
11-4-2013 3:30 PM
Description
This presentation analyzes the portrayal of disability in the popular television series House M.D. Focusing on the first season and utilizing the theoretical frameworks of Goffman’s Stigma, as well as various articles discussing the portrayal of disability in film and literature, episodes of House M.D. are analyzed for specific imagery and language that contribute to prevailing assumptions and stereotypes about disability.
Deviance, Stigma, and "Crippled" Sexuality: The Portrayal of Disability in House, M.D.
Goldstein Student Center
This presentation analyzes the portrayal of disability in the popular television series House M.D. Focusing on the first season and utilizing the theoretical frameworks of Goffman’s Stigma, as well as various articles discussing the portrayal of disability in film and literature, episodes of House M.D. are analyzed for specific imagery and language that contribute to prevailing assumptions and stereotypes about disability.
https://surface.syr.edu/bts_conf/2013/Presentations/6
Comments
Full presentation will be available in August 2013.