disability
“Four Weddings” Is Still a Pop Culture Starting Point for Sign Language
It helps not to think of a signed language, a written language, and a spoken one as being in any way connected to each other at all, but to recognize them as distinct, each one a living, breathing entity.
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Marianne Williamson Isn’t a Meme—She’s a Danger to Disabled People
Maybe this time around, when disabled people raise the alarm, everyone should listen.
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Unbroken and Unbowed: Revisiting Disability Representation on “Game of Thrones”
Tyrion Lannister is a survivor in a deeply ableist family who loathes him for being a “dwarf.”
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Canfei to Canji: The Freedom of Being Loud
The erasure of disabled people is one of the most common international crimes against humanity.
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Object Lessons: “The Act” and the Ethics of Consuming True Crime
The interest in consuming true crime isn’t matched by an obligation to discuss the ethical implications of doing so.
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Finally, There’s a Comedy Where Disability Isn’t the Punch Line
The show offers a protagonist who experiences insecurities that most people, disabled or not, can relate to.
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Reclaiming Hysteria: Disability Advocates Have Embraced YouTube—But the Feeling Isn’t Mutual
Demonetization and algorithm bias can dramatically affect the income that disabled creators stand to make.
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Brave New World: “Resistance and Hope” Offers a New Vision of Disability Activism
These compassionate essays can guide the next stage of resistance—no matter who is in office or what party controls Congress.
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2018’s Best Books About Bodies
Our relationships to our bodies are arguably the deepest and most stirring we have.
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Popaganda: The Fight for the Middle Ages
We think of the Middle Ages as racially homogenous, rigidly gendered, and brutish, but scholars like the ones I talk to in today’s show have more nuanced interpretations.
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