Journal article
Rehabilitating 1990s Australian national cinema
Senses of Cinema (Australian Cinema), Vol.39
2006
Abstract
Several theorists have noticed the prevalence of disability in Australian national cinema during the 1990s and its symbolic value. (1) However, few have proceeded from a minority group standpoint, that views disability as a viable identity, or indeed a minority group. Perhaps this is because, when it comes to the Australian media, producers are encouraged not to view people with disability as a discrete group. Indeed, the Australian Press Council has argued that “people with disabilities are most empowered when they are treated as fully participating members of the wider community” (2). Yet the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 stipulates indirect discrimination to demonstrate that expecting people with disability to participate as non-disabled without any special consideration can amount to discrimination.
Details
- Title
- Rehabilitating 1990s Australian national cinema
- Authors/Creators
- K. Ellis (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Senses of Cinema (Australian Cinema), Vol.39
- Identifiers
- 991005543716407891
- Copyright
- 2006 Senses of Cinema
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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