Pritchard, Erin (2022) The Intersection of Dwarfism and Gender in Alisa’s Tale: Raising Awareness through Graphic Narrative. The Comic's Grid, 12 (1). ISSN 2048-0792
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Abstract
This note explores how the experiences of people with dwarfism are explored in the comic Alisa’s Tale (A short story) by Al Davison (2013). The aim is to discuss how the comic educates readers about the lived experiences of people with dwarfism. According to Foss, Gray and Whalen (2016) comics offer the unique potential for transforming our understanding of disability in truly profound ways. Unlike conventional forms of awareness raising, this note argues that the comic forces the reader to stare at the female dwarf body and witness their everyday experiences through multiple modes of representations. The note argues that using comics to raise awareness, encourages average-sized readers to question their ableist beliefs and reactions towards people with dwarfism. A Disability Studies lens was used in order to analyse the comic's visual and textual data. This note argues that comics are beneficial in raising awareness about dwarfism.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information and Comments: | © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited |
| Keywords: | disability, dwarfism, gender, psycho-emotional disablism, representations |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Education and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Erin Pritchard |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2023 09:27 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2023 09:27 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4079 |
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