----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Proposals are invited for a trade book currently in preparation. It is an anthology of approx 14 short & long articles/chapters interested in images of disability in popular culture. Diversity among contributors is anticipated: talented novices as well as published writers; critics, journalists, people from the academic arena; activists, cultural studies writers, participants/performers; people who identify in the disability community as well as TAB (non-d/a) writers. The book is aimed at general audiences who love to read about movies, TV, humor, et cetera, as entertainment and as a medium for reflection on differences and meaning in the USA. It uses constructivist methods (without needing to call them such), and relies on the social definition of disability (vs the medical/impairment POV). It explores the creation/construction of various images, the reception of images, and the analysis of whose interests are served in each instance. Sections will treat (list not complete): movies p 1945, TV (drama, news, talk shows), advertising/ fashion, humor (comic strips and cartoons, stand-up/sitdown live humor), children's media, disability media proper, participation of disabled actors/performers, history p 1944. Permission to forward this announcement to any interest individual or pertinent BBS. Interested writers please email us at [log in to unmask] Scott Stevenson, Jean Jameson, Bet MacArthur, Ray Ishigata Arts Analysis Institute Cambridge MA Mass 617 455 6189 Los Angeles 310 313 5059