Open Access"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