Race, Gender, Class, and Intersectional Representations of Autistic and Disabled Characters on Television
I'm excited to announced that I finally had the opportunity to publish a peer-reviewed article about scripted TV, a real career highlight! A lot of my work over the past decade has looked at disability in news media. Writing about TV like this is the culmination of everything I've ever wanted to do in academic spaces and beyond. The whole special issue, Autism_Media_Social Justice , is amazing and well worth your time. This piece was co-authored with my colleagues Kelly Harding and M. Ariel Cascio. You can read the full open access article here: https://journals.library.brocku.ca/index.php/SSJ/article/view/2702 Abstract: "Media reflect and affect social understandings, beliefs, and values on many topics, including the lives of autistic and disabled people. Media analysis has garnered attention in the field of disability studies, which some scholars and activists consider a promising approach to discussing the experiences of – and for promoting social justice for – auti...