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"This isn't something I can fake": Reactions to "Glee"'s representations of disability

Author(s) -

David Kociemba

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

transformative works and cultures

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1941-2258

DOI - 10.3983/twc.2010.0225

Subject(s) - dance , ignorance , character (mathematics) , criticism , aesthetics , sociology , embodied cognition , psychology , media studies , art , visual arts , epistemology , literature , philosophy , geometry , mathematics

Angered by how Glee's creators depict the character of Artie giving up on his dreams of being a dancer, I demonstrate the show's ignorance of integrated dance and wheelchair ballroom dance. A review of other responses reveals widespread criticism by disability studies scholars. However, the fan communities generally are unaware of what is missing, engrossed in shipping and music appreciation debates

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