Normalizing mental illness and neurodiversity in entertainment media : quieting the madness /: quieting the madness. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Malynnda Johnson and Christopher J. Olson.
• Editors: Johnson, Malynnda A; Olson, Christopher J
• Contents: Contents Acknowledgements List of figures List of contributors 1. Introduction: Why depictions of mental illness matter Malynnda Johnson and Tara Walker 2. "Remember what Dr. Lopez said": Portrayals of mental health care in Nickelodeon’s The Loud House Jerralyn Moudry 3. "And I suffer from short-term memory loss": Understanding presentations of mental health in Pixar’s Finding Nemo and Finding Dory through communication theory of identity Hayley T. Markovich 4. Family narratives and mental illness in This is Us Ali Gattoni 5. Cognitive differences in Star Trek : The case and evolution of Reginald Barclay Craig A. Meyer and Daniel Preston 6. Popular culture and the (mis)representation of Asperger’s: A study on the sitcoms Community and The Big Bang Theory Benson Rajan 7. Psychopath, Sociopath, or Autistic: Labeling and framing the brilliance of Sherlock Holmes Malynnda Johnson 8. When Saga Norén meets neurotypicality: A liminal encounter along The Bridge Magnus Danielson and Mike Kemani 9. The Girl on the Swing: An analysis of cues and depression in Joe Wright’s Pride and Prejudice (2005) McKenzie L. Caldwell and Rodney F. Dick 10. Depictions of depression and eating disorders in My Mad Fat Diary Marta Lopera-Mármol, Mónika Jiménez-Morales, and Manel Jiménez-Morales 11. "Portraying real feelings with comedy on top": Postpartum depression storylines and domestic sitcoms Sarah Symonds LeBlanc 12. Ruby Wax: Comedy, celebrity capital, and (re)presentations of mental illness Sherryl Wilson 13. Post-traumatic stress disorder in the films Taxi Driver and You Were Never Really Here : A comparative progressive approach Jason Lee 14. Bipolar and Shameless : Showtime’s portrayal of living and working with bipolar disorder Shannon O’Sullivan 15. Wrestling with eating disorders: Transmedia depictions of body issues in WWE’s women’s professional wrestling CarrieLynn D. Reinhard and Christopher J. Olson 16. Conclusion: Destigmatizing mental illness and neurodiversity in entertainment media Christopher J. Olson Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.436561; Mental illness in motion pictures; Mental illness on television; Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- United States; Television programs -- Social aspects -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000377408; 9781000377354; 9781003011668
• Related ISBNs: 9780367820527
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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