Disabling masculinity
The isolation of a captive audience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12313484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Wilde (0000-0003-1583-3833, University of Leeds, corresponding author), Alison Wilde ∗ |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 355-370 |
| Publication date | 2004-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687590410001689467 |
| OpenAlex | W1970150140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
In this article, I propose that disabled people tend to engage with and interpret images of people with impairments in a variety of ways that have some degree of correspondence to their structural contexts and their differential access to discursive resources. Contending that gender concerns play a crucial role in the interpretative performances of both disabled and non‐disabled participants, it is argued that soap operas are an alienating experience for men in general. I propose that the placement of impairment and disability narratives within the soap opera's structure, as a specific genre, is a particularly demeaning experience for disabled men. Finally, I raise some questions about agency and resistance in such viewing practices, making specific reference to the experiences of disabled men
Agency (philosophy · Disabled people · Isolation (microbiology · Life style · Linguistics · Masculinity · Narrative · Opera · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Visual arts · Applied Psychology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2021 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |