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dc.contributor.authorWain, Veronica
dc.contributor.editorLiz Ferrier and Viv Muller
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:30:41Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:30:41Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2009-07-29T06:07:46Z
dc.identifier.issn14412616
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/24908
dc.description.abstractThe autobiographical documentary film "18q - a valuable life", is one attempt to redefine the place of disability in contemporary western society. My work presents some key moments in my life and that of my family since the birth of my youngest child, Allycia in 1995. Allycia was born with a rare genetic condition affecting the 18th chromosome resulting in her experiencing the world somewhat differently to the rest of the family. The condition, which manifests in a myriad of ways with varying levels of severity, affects individuals' physical and intellectual development (Chromosome 18, n. pag.). While the film outlines the condition and Allycia's medical history, the work is primarily concerned with the experiences of the family and offering an alternate story of disability as "other". Drawing on Rosemarie Garland Thomson's notion of shape structuring story ("Shape") and Margrit Shildrick's discussion of becoming vulnerable as theoretical foundations, I reflect on how the making of the film has challenged my previously held views about disability and ultimately about myself.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherQUT Creative Industries
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.publisher.urihttp://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/viewArticle/54
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto12
dc.relation.ispartofeditionOnline
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMedia Culture Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume11
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFilm and Television
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFilm, Television and Digital Media
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommunication and Media Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCultural Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode190204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1902
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2001
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2002
dc.titleAble to live, laugh and love
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, Queensland College of Art
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2008 . For information about this journal please refer to the publisher's website or contact the author. Articles published in M/C Journal are open access and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorWain, Veronica


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