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Announcements: Film review essay due next week. Each group will have 20-25 minutes in which to informally summarize and discuss their analyses. Read the assignment description in the syllabus VERY carefully. Use section headers. Follow the directions on UNM Learn for uploading your paper.

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The Social Construction of Disability and Media Images Today’s Topic: The Social Construction of Disability and Media Images

The role of disability in constructing the romantic ideal in ‘There’s Something About Mary’

To deconstruct how disability is used in ‘There’s Something About Mary’ to portray the main characters as ideal romantic partners. Ted + Mary

Why this movie?

Why “Mary”? Extremely popular film. Images of disability are woven throughout. An exaggerated presence of disability, far beyond natural occurrence. Multiple interactions between characters with and without disabilities.

Handicapist Stereotypes: pitiable and pathetic an object of violence sinister or evil atmosphere “Super Crip” Laughable his/her own worst enemy a burden either nonsexual or sex-starved or degenerate incapable of fully participating in everyday life. (Biklen & Bogdan, 1977, as cited in Bogdan & Knoll, 1995)

Handicapist Stereotypes: pitiable and pathetic an object of violence sinister or evil atmosphere “Super Crip” Laughable his/her own worst enemy a burden either nonsexual or sex-starved or degenerate incapable of fully participating in everyday life. (Biklen & Bogdan, 1977, as cited in Bogdan & Knoll, 1995)

“Thematic analysis, first and foremost, is about searching for patterns in data.” (Shank, 2002, p. 129)

In “Mary”, people with disabilities are portrayed as powerless and low status “others” who are: Childlike Needy Less than human Less than full participants Victims Violent and dangerous

Thematic analysis, cont.: Socially inappropriate Damaged goods: revealed through visible signs emotionally fragile Members of a special category - different rules apply to them Not legitimate romantic partners

What function did disability serve in this film?

The title of the film suggests that there’s something about Mary – What is it?

We suggest that Warren provides that something We suggest that Warren provides that something. Without his assistance, Mary loses the warm, sensitive, and nurturing qualities that construct her as the romantic ideal.

Disability is used as the means to construct Ted and Mary as romantic ideals. The main characters profit from the presence of disability in their lives, all the while under the guise of altruistic charitable actions.

Quick Write: To what extent do you think that how people (with and without disability) are portrayed in the media matters? Why?

Small group activity (UG and MA) Think about the films that you have seen or shows you have watched on TV. Which have characters with disabilities? How are these characters portrayed? What does the character do for the film or show? (Why is it important that that character has a disability and what does that character’s disability do for the show/film or the other characters in the show/film?)

Looking ahead… Film review presentations

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