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Item type: Item , Dissertation Abstracts(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Erlen, JonathonThis is a list of dissertation abstracts from the field of disability studies put together by Jonathon Erlen.Item type: Item , Book Review: Shakin’ All Over: Popular Music and Disability(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Brown, Steven E.Title: Shakin’ All Over: Popular Music and Disability Author: George McKay Reviewer: Steven E. Brown, PhD Publisher: Ann Arbor: Michigan, 2013. In Corporealities: Discourses of Disability series. Editors, David T. Mitchell and Sharon L. Snyder. Paperback: ISBN: 978-0-472-05209-7 Cost: Paperback: $37.50, 230 pages (also available in hardback and e-book)Item type: Item , Film Review: A Life Without Words(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) McLaughlin, AmandaTitle: A Life Without Words Film/Video Producer: Documentary Educational Resources, Director: Adam Isenberg Name of Reviewer: Amanda McLaughlin Release Date: 2013 How to Obtain: http://www.der.org/films/life-without-words.html Cost: $24.95Item type: Item , Book Review: Writing Disability: A Critical History(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Garcia, Daxitle: Writing Disability: A Critical History Author: Sara Newman Reviewer: Dax Garcia Publisher: Boulder, CO: FirstForumPress, www.firstforumpress.com, 2013 Hardcover: ISBN: 978-1-935049-54-8 Cost: $59.95, 203 pagesItem type: Item , Book Review: The Book of Goodbyes: Poems(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Cheu, JohnsonBook: The Book of Goodbyes: Poems by Jillian Weise Reviewed by: Johnson Cheu Publication Date: Rochester, NY, BOA Editions, Ltd., 2013 Softcover: $16.00 ISBN: 1938160142, 74 pagesItem type: Item , Lucky to Be Here(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Ackerman, Felicia NimueThis is a poem in our creative works section.Item type: Item , Keep It Right - Homeland: The Female Body, Disability, and Nation(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Rouleau, JoelleThis article will look at how Homeland’s main character, Carrie Mathison, is used as a metaphor for the current cultural state of fear in the post-9/11 United States by demonstrating the effects of internalized sexism and ableism within the representation of a disabled woman’s experience in the articulation of her gender, race, disability, and sexuality.Item type: Item , Precarious Inclusions; Re-Imagining Disability, Race, Masculinity and Nation in My Name Is Khan(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Kanani, NadiaThis paper will critically examine how dominant cultural scripts about disability are reinforced and complicated in the Bollywood film, My Name is Khan (Johar, 2010). An examination of the film's themes demonstrates that My Name is Khan allows for a nuanced analysis of disability, race, masculinity and nation.Item type: Item , Body Vandalism: Lady Gaga, Disability, and Popular Culture(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Smit, ChristopherThis essay investigates the employment of disability by the pop star Lady Gaga. Working through different illustrations of disability in her videos it is argued that Lady Gaga ushers in a new aesthetic and political platform on which disability can be redefined. In particular, the author argues that Lady Gaga unconsciously performs within the space of what Siebers has named a disability aesthetic in which the different bodies reformulate the expectations and desires of the art object. The context of popular culture is explained as a necessary component of this reframing.Item type: Item , The Legacy of 19th Century Popular Freak Show Discourse in the 21st Century X-Men Films(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Pettit, FionaThis essay seeks to tease out the narrative similarities found in nineteenth-century freak show literature and in the X-Men films of the twenty-first century. Both of these forms of popular entertainment emphasize the precarious position of people with extraordinary bodies in their contemporary societies.Item type: Item , Forum Editors Introduction(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Manaseri, Holly; Raphael,RaphaelThis is the introduction to the forum section of Volume 10, Issue 1 & 2, entitled, Popular Culture and Disability.Item type: Item , Trends Toward the Integration and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Russia(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Alehina, S.V.; Cote, Debra; Howell, Erica J.; Jones, Vita; Pierson, Melinda R.During the past 20 years, the Russian government and culture at large has increased its awareness of integrative and inclusive educational practices for children with disabilities. However, educational reformers cite the need for the implementation of these practices on public school campuses. In response to the dearth of legislative action in implementing integrative and inclusive practices, parents of children with disabilities, in conjunction with community organizations, have become strong advocates for the rights of their children to attend integrated and inclusive school settings. This paper presents the current changes in Russia’s education system for students with disabilities as the country moves toward integrative and inclusive practices.Item type: Item , Audio Description In Italy: An Anecdote Or A Social Integration Policy?(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Valero Gisbert, MaríaThe European Community (EC) has issued several directives to promote social inclusion and media accessibility. In turn, countries within the European Union (EU) are implementing media access services for people with disabilities at different rates, speeds and styles. What may start in one country as a media access anecdote or sporadic event may develop into a service that aims to improve media accessibility for all. Media accessibility tends to begin as an isolated event, as in the case of the Cooperativa Sociale Scurelle (Scurelle Cooperative Association), the Cinema senza Barriere (Cinema without Barriers) or the Museo del Cinema in Torino (Turin Cinema Museum) events in Italy, but once the trend is underway, and the audience is aware of its availability, the next step would be to establish a standard quality service. This is the objective of this article. The first part aims to provide an overview of Media Access in Europe, paying special attention to Italy, where media access for the disabled is not widely available. While even a minimum cultural content could have maximum diffusion, the opposite is the case in Italy. Very few movies are accessible and sometimes, are duplicated. In other words, we found different audio descriptions of the same film. Media access duplication is a widespread trans-European phenomenon. The second part of the article examines the different approaches to audio description of the same film in Italy. The results go to show that, rather than opting for an access trend of isolated anecdotes, a widespread quality access content should be encouraged, taking into consideration the many and wide-ranging technical exploitation channels and formats.Item type: Item , Employment Outcomes for Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Hillier, Ashleigh; Galizzi, MonicaThis study investigated employment outcomes among young adults on the autism spectrum. Questionnaire responses indicated high job satisfaction and job retention. However, the majority were in low paid, part-time positions. Most found their job through a personal contact, and received a range of informal supports and accommodations on the job.Item type: Item , Physical Disability, Gender, and Marriage in Jordanian Society(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Jalal, Salam; Gabel, SusanIn this article, three physically disabled Jordanian men discuss their perspectives on gender, marriage, family, and disability in Jordanian society. Their words reveal the contradictions with which they live. They refuse to marry disabled women even while they recognize their own stigmatization and oppression. They long for “real women” while absolving themselves of any guilt in the oppression of disabled women. They want wives who can provide the physical assistance they need while facing significant barriers to fulfilling their role as husband, father, and provider.Item type: Item , Editorial: Isolation: A Diary of Subtle Discrimination(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014) Cownay, MeganThis is the editorial for Volume 10, Issue 1 & 2.Item type: Item , Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal Volume 10 Issue 1 & 2(University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2014)This is Volume 10, Issue 1 and 2, a special double issue from 2014. It includes a forum on Popular Culture and Disability as well as research articles.