Gemeinsam/Together II

People with Learning Disabilities in European Feature Films (book in English and German)

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Edited by Suzanne Hartwig

Type

Studies

Subject

Sociology

Keywords

disability, Europe

Publishing date

2023

Publisher

Peter Lang

Language

English and German

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 176 pages
5 ½ x 8 ½ inches (14 x 21.5 cm)

ISBN

978-3-631-89659-4

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Book Presentation:
How do people with and without disabilities work together in the artistic process? This volume is a compilation of 14 interviews with directors and producers of European feature films that enriches the understanding of interabled dynamics in creative ventures. It highlights the work of actors with learning disabilities, along with, behind the scenes knowledge of the casting process, training methods, brainstorming sessions to incorporate their inputs, production process, unforeseen challenges that they encounter on sets and the critical and audience reception of the film. It is also an attempt to explore if such films could be categorised as belonging to the ‘inclusive films’ genre. The volume concludes with reflections on the limits and possibilities of artistic expression offered by theatre and films to the people with learning disabilities.

About the Author:
Susanne Hartwig is Holder of the Chair of Romance Literatures and Cultures (Spanish and French Literature and Culture) at the University of Passau, Germany. The main questions of her research are: What is the function of fictional and aesthetically structured non-fictional texts in societies and cultures? What does text theory bring to other disciplines? Her main research fields are “Images of Disability” and “Ethics and Literature”.

See the publisher website: Peter Lang