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Title: Vital signs: Crip culture talks back Reference: Abstract: Explores the politics of disability through the performances, debates and late-night conversations of activists at a national conference on Disability and the Arts. Library of Congress subjects: Reviews and Numerical Ratings
(3) A good mix of performance, anecdote, and commentary by academics, with occasional use of interesting media clips; note the title appears only after about 3 minutes of rally/protest footage, so don’t think you have rewound to the wrong spot. Roughly the first half of this video deals with depictions of disability in the media, particularly telethons; the rest pertains more to the relation of persons with disabilities to medical discourse. These foci would make this a useful video for courses examining social institutions. Kathy Bischoping (3) This film provides a very uplifting and critical look at issues facing disabled people from the perspective of disabled people themselves. The short interviews and clips from disabled performance artists makes the film very entertaining. The film presents a powerful message of reclaiming the disabled identity, though perhaps includes only one particular perspective of disabled culture. Sarah Newman
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