{"product_id":"autism-in-film-and-television-on-the-island-paperback-softback-9781477324929","title":"Autism in Film and Television; On the Island (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477324929","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAutism in Film and Television\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOn the Island\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMurray Pomerance (Edited by), R. Barton Palmer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477324929, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 19 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAutism in Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e makes inspiring reading. The essays collected here are gratifyingly varied in their approach and often illuminating in wholly unexpected ways. This welcome volume carries the power to inform, and perhaps transform, the ways in which teachers and students around the world think about portrayals of autism in popular film and television.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e— Thomas Leitch, author of The History of American Literature on Film\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAll of the nineteen chapters contribute originally to the study of the subject through the extent of their research, the appropriateness of their language and vocabulary, and the variety of approaches they apply.\u003c\/div\u003e— Journal of Popular Film and Television\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal awareness of autism has skyrocketed since the 1980s, and popular culture has caught on, with film and television producers developing ever more material featuring autistic characters. \u003ci\u003eAutism in Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e brings together more than a dozen essays on depictions of autism, exploring how autistic characters are signified in media and how the reception of these characters informs societal understandings of autism.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEditors Murray Pomerance and R. Barton Palmer have assembled a pioneering examination of autism's portrayal in film and television. Contributors consider the various means by which autism has been expressed in films such as \u003ci\u003ePhantom Thread,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMercury Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLife Animated\u003c\/i\u003e and in television and streaming programs including \u003ci\u003eAtypical\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: The Next Generation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCommunity\u003c\/i\u003e. Across media, the figure of the brilliant, accomplished, and \"quirky\" autist has proven especially appealing. Film and television have thus staked out a progressive position on neurodiversity by insisting on screen time for autism but have done so while frequently ignoring the true diversity of autistic experience. As a result, this volume is a welcome celebration of nonjudgmental approaches to disability, albeit one that is still freighted with stereotypes and elisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface: Two Meditations\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Am I? (Murray Pomerance)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore Neurodiversity (R. Barton Palmer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Autistic Android? The Curious Instance of \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e's Data (Ina Rae Hark)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eLife, Animated\u003c\/i\u003e: Adapting a Book about a Hero with Autism (Rebecca Bell-Metereau)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Where Is the Autism in \u003ci\u003eRain Man\u003c\/i\u003e? (Daniel Sacco )\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eThe Good Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e: Images of Autism and Augmented Intelligence (Burke Hilsabeck)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Oddity and Catastrophe in \u003ci\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/i\u003e (Jason Jacobs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Diagnosing the Detective: Sherlock Holmes and Autism in Contemporary Television (Christina Wilkins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. She's So Unusual: The Autist in \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e (Brenda Austin-Smith)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Autism, Performance, and Sociality: Isolated Attention in \u003ci\u003eThe Social Network\u003c\/i\u003e (Elliott Logan)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Hidden Worlds of Female Autism (Daniel Varndell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Eye Contact in Juárez: Borderline Empathy and the Autistic Detective (Douglas McFarland)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. The Creative Evolution and Reception of Netflix's \u003ci\u003eAtypical\u003c\/i\u003e (Christine Becker)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. \u003ci\u003eCommunity\u003c\/i\u003e's Human Laugh Track: Neurodiversity in a Metamodern Sitcom (Joshua Schulze)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Portrait of the Autist as a Young Man (Fincina Hopgood)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Due Diligence: Exploring ASD in \u003ci\u003eNightcrawler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Accountant\u003c\/i\u003e (Dominic Lennard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Mind the Gap: Autistic Viewpoint in Film (Alex Clayton)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Performative Restraint and the Challenges of Empathy in \u003ci\u003eBeing There\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhantom Thread\u003c\/i\u003e (Matthew Cipa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. \"A Spoonful of Sugar\": Watching Movies Autistically (Mark Osteen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. \u003ci\u003eDavid and Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e: The Healing Power of the Group (R. Barton Palmer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. Jesse: Torture That Autist (Murray Pomerance)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Cited and Consulted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto Captions and Credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52521323888920,"sku":"9781477324929","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/autism-in-film-and-television-on-the-island-paperback-softback-9781477324929","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}