Title Blindness and Superheroes
Title (croatian) Sljepoća i super junaci
Author Ivana Skračić
Mentor Marko Lukić (mentor)
Committee member Tomislav Kuzmanović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Zlatko Bukač (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Marko Lukić (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Zadar (Department of English) Zadar
Defense date and country 2024-09-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Theory and History of Literature
Abstract Living with disability is the everyday reality for many people across the world. Thesimplest way to explain disability is to describe it as damage to the body, mind or boththat may vary in form and severity. While it is commonly viewed as a medical concept, disabilitycan also be seen as a social and cultural construct. This means that it will affect the life of theperson who carries it in every aspect. He or she may develop a feeling of otherness, of not belonging to their community and he or she will face all the prejudice, misconceptions andfear surrounding disability. One of the ways to ease what was mentioned is representation. Through it, the general public may come to recognise that disability does not signifytheendof life, that the experiences of disabled people matter, that they are instructive andthat disability culture is real. Furthermore, the discussion about disability does not have tobeavoided, it does not have to be a taboo and it can even revolve around superheroes. The figure of a disabled superhero, more specifically, a blind superhero representsthemeeting point between popular culture and disability culture. It is known that people takeinabout 80% of information about their surroundings through the sense of sight whichis whyany damage to the eyes or loss of vision is particularly traumatic. Because of this, placingablind person in the position of power, as the protector and giving them powers that are basedon superstitions and misguided beliefs about blindness is especially compelling
Abstract (croatian) Život s nekim oblikom poteškoće je svakodnevica za mnoge ljude diljemsvijeta. Poteškoće je najlakše opisati kao oštećenje tijela, uma ili oboje koje može varirati uoblikui stupnju. Iako se smatra kako su poteškoće primarno medicinski koncept, može se reći kakosuone socijalni i kulturološki konstrukt. Ovo znači da će prisutnost poteškoće utjecati nasveaspekte života osobe koje je nosi. On ili ona može razviti osjećaj otuđenosti i izolacijeodvlastite zajednice te će se neupitno morati suočiti s predrasudama, krivimpretpostavkamai strahom koji se veže za poteškoće. Sve navedeno, moglo bi se promijeniti kroz adekvatni prikaz. Na taj način javnost bi se mogla upoznati s činjenicom da prisutnost poteškoćenepredstavlja kraj života, da su iskustva osoba s poteškoćama vrijedna i poučna te da kulturaosoba s poteškoćama postoji. Također, rasprave o poteškoćama ne treba izbjegavati, nemoraju biti tabu i čak se mogu bazirati na super junacima. Lik super junaka s poteškoćama odnosno, slijepog super junaka, je točka ukojoj sespajaju popularna kultura i kultura osoba s poteškoćama. Opće je poznato kako ljudi 80%informacija o svojoj okolini primaju vidom. To je razlog zašto je oštećenje ili gubitakvidaposebno traumatičan. Upravo zato je postavljanje slijepe osobe na poziciju moći, kaozaštitnika, s moćima koje su utemeljene na praznovjerju i obmanama vezanimza sljepoću, unajmanju ruku, zanimljiv potez vrijedan pažnje.
Keywords
disability
disability culture
blindness
the disabled superhero
the blindsuperhero
Keywords (croatian)
poteškoće
kultura osoba s poteškoćama
sljepoća
super junak s poteškoćama
slijepi super junak
Language english
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:162:884760
Study programme Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Research Course: Research Study programme type: university Study level: graduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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