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dc.contributor.advisorSwanson, Dalene-
dc.contributor.advisorField, John-
dc.contributor.advisorBlain, Neil-
dc.contributor.authorTsakiri, Maria-
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-08T14:44:22Z-
dc.date.available2016-11-08T14:44:22Z-
dc.date.issued2015-12-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/24517-
dc.description.abstractThis study sets out to explore the representations of disability in documentary films. Its starting point is that when such representations of disability films are under examination, one needs to take into consideration a level of complexities that come with disability, the construction and functionalities of representations, and more particularly the impact of documentary films on understanding disability. In order to address this issue, I draw upon disability theory and disability aesthetics, crip theory and crip willfulness, as well as practices of good looking, synthesising in this way a theoretical framework that responds to matters of intersectionality and criticality in relation to the analysis of representations of disability. To this end, I employ a mixed method design, which is based on participant observation, the methods of the written festival and a critical disability studies (crip) analysis for examining selected documentary films alongside a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews that were conducted with disabled viewers who attended the Emotion Pictures – Documentary and Disability Film Festival in Athens, Greece. Its findings indicate that representations of documentary films familiarise viewers with disability. This familiarisation and the development of political engagement by depicting crip killjoys are the key elements that create representations of a different context and meaning in comparison to those produced by media and fiction films. My analysis reveals that depictions of crip killjoys who are conscious of their political identity, speak out and take action are depictions that ask for political engagement. As such, they can produce good staring. Visibility and social dialogue are two of the benefits of disability film festivals that are highlighted by disabled viewers.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherUniversity of Stirlingen_GB
dc.subjectdisabilityen_GB
dc.subjectdocumentary filmsen_GB
dc.subjectcrip killjoysen_GB
dc.subjectcrip analysisen_GB
dc.subjectrepresentations.en_GB
dc.subjectcritical disability studiesen_GB
dc.subjectdisability film festivalsen_GB
dc.subject.lcshMotion picture audiencesen_GB
dc.subject.lcshPeople with disabilities in motion picturesen_GB
dc.subject.lcshDocumentary filmsen_GB
dc.subject.lcshDocumentary films History and criticismen_GB
dc.titleWhat are you looking at?: Representations of disability in documentary filmsen_GB
dc.typeThesis or Dissertationen_GB
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_GB
dc.type.qualificationnameDoctor of Philosophyen_GB
dc.rights.embargodate2026-08-04-
dc.rights.embargoreasonRequesting an embargo as in the process of publishing articles and exploring options for publishing a monographen_GB
dc.author.emailtsakirimaro@gmail.com-
dc.contributor.affiliationSchool of Educationen_GB
dc.rights.embargoterms2026-08-05-
dc.rights.embargoliftdate2026-08-05-
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