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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965108203321

Autore

Kempe Andy

Titolo

Drama, disability and education : a critical exploration for students and practitioners / / Andy Kempe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-21846-7

9780415675048

0415675049

1-136-21847-5

1-283-86148-8

0-203-09649-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

viii, 191 p. ; ; 23 cm

Disciplina

372.66

Soggetti

Drama - Study and teaching

Children with disabilities - Education

Drama in education

Special education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; 1Dramatic encounters with disability; 2A chronology of disabled dramatic characters; 3 'Damaging mythology': disability and stereotype; 4The dramatic symbolism of disability; 5 Performing disability; 6The body beautiful, the beautiful mind; 7Who cares?; Play script: For Ever and Ever; 8Peer perspectives; Play script: Buckethead; 9From the horse's mouth; Plays referred to and date of first performance; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What can society learn about disability through the way it is portrayed in TV, films and plays?This insightful and accessible text explores and analyses the way disability is portrayed in drama, and how that portrayal may be interpreted by young audiences. Investigating how disabilities have been represented on stage in the past, this book discusses what may be inferred from plays which feature disabled



characters through a variety of critical approaches.In addition to the theoretical analysis of disability in dramatic literature, the book includes two previously unpublished p

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910142539503321

Titolo

Evolutionary psychology : an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behavior

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London] : , : SAGE Publication Inc., , 2003-

Soggetti

Evolutionary psychology

Human evolution - Psychological aspects

Biological Evolution

Psychology

Psychologie évolutionniste

Êtres humains - Évolution - Aspect psychologique

Periodical

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Title from journal home page (viewed Sept. 4, 2003).