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TY - BOOK
T1 - Cultural Representations of Albinism in Africa
T2 - Narratives of Change
A2 - Baker, Charlotte
A2 - Imafidon, Elvis
PY - 2022/11/1
Y1 - 2022/11/1
N2 - The challenges currently faced by people with albinism in many African countries are increasingly becoming a focus of African writers, storytellers, artists and filmmakers across the continent. At the same time, an increasing number of NGOs and advocates are taking account of the power of cultural representation and turning to the arts to convey important messages about albinism―and disability more broadly―to audiences locally and internationally. This volume focuses on the power of cultural representations of albinism, taking account of their real-world effects and implications to contend that all forms of representation have an important role to play in building sensitivity to the issues related to albinism amongst national and international audiences. Contributions from academics and albinism advocates range across traditional beliefs, literature, radio, newsprint, the media, film and the arts for public engagement to explore representations of albinism across the African continent. As such, Cultural Representations of Albinism in Africa: Narratives of Change brings together perspectives from disciplines in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, including literary studies, film studies, creative writing, philosophy, media, music and art.
AB - The challenges currently faced by people with albinism in many African countries are increasingly becoming a focus of African writers, storytellers, artists and filmmakers across the continent. At the same time, an increasing number of NGOs and advocates are taking account of the power of cultural representation and turning to the arts to convey important messages about albinism―and disability more broadly―to audiences locally and internationally. This volume focuses on the power of cultural representations of albinism, taking account of their real-world effects and implications to contend that all forms of representation have an important role to play in building sensitivity to the issues related to albinism amongst national and international audiences. Contributions from academics and albinism advocates range across traditional beliefs, literature, radio, newsprint, the media, film and the arts for public engagement to explore representations of albinism across the African continent. As such, Cultural Representations of Albinism in Africa: Narratives of Change brings together perspectives from disciplines in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, including literary studies, film studies, creative writing, philosophy, media, music and art.
U2 - 10.3726/b17858
DO - 10.3726/b17858
M3 - Book
SN - 9781800791398
T3 - Disability, Media, Culture
BT - Cultural Representations of Albinism in Africa
PB - Peter Lang Publishing Group
CY - Oxford
ER -