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Stereotyper med lyckliga slut : En narrativ-analytisk undersökning om hur autism representeras i två samtida populära filmer / Stereotypes with happy endings : A narrative-analytical study of how autism is represented in two contemporary popular films

This study looks at how autism is represented by characters in popular film, by analyzing the protagonists of two films, I rymden finns inga känslor and Please Stand By, with narrative and character analysis and then interpreting the result against social constructionism and theories of normality. The analysis results in the emergence of stereotypical characters in both films, and a statement that this can help to form a kind of symbol for what autism means for non-autistic individuals. The discussion states that in order to combat stereotypical representation in popular media, a change is needed from a medical model to a social model together with a change in the discourse around what autism means for autistic individuals.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-84394
Date January 2021
CreatorsLindblom, Frida
PublisherKarlstads universitet, Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf, application/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess, info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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