Skip to content
1981
Volume 15, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 2042-1869
  • E-ISSN: 2042-1877

Abstract

This article aims to analyze (2019) from a textual and ideological standpoint, as it relates to two of its key themes: Deafness and mentorship. A textual analysis finds a moving story about the acceptance of Deafness. Meanwhile, ideological analysis indicates that casting non-Deaf actors in main roles directly opposes this thesis. The article concludes that contradicts itself, since it centers non-Deaf performers while preaching acceptance and love for Deafness. However, this contradiction is what makes a valuable part of the conversation regarding disability in visual media.

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/journals/10.1386/fm_00373_1
2025-04-24
2025-06-15
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

References

  1. Atkinson, Rebecca.La Famille Bélier Is Yet Another Cinematic Insult to the Deaf Community.The Guardian, 19 Dec. 2014, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/19/la-familie-belier-insult-deaf-community. Accessed 25 Aug. 2023.
    [Google Scholar]
  2. CODA. Directed by Siân Heder, Apple TV, 2021.
    [Google Scholar]
  3. La Famille Bélier. Directed by Éric Lartigau, Mars Distribution, 2014.
    [Google Scholar]
  4. Foss, Katherine A.Constructing Hearing Loss or ‘Deaf Gain?’ Voice, Agency, and Identity in Television’s Representations of D/deafness.Critical Studies in Media Communication, vol. 31, no. 5, 2014, pp. 42647, https://doi.org/10.1080/15295036.2014.968603.
    [Google Scholar]
  5. Gray, Tim. “‘Sound of Metal’ Is a Wake-up to Deaf Culture.Variety, 11 Dec. 2020, https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sound-of-metal-oscars-deaf-culture-1234850993/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2023.
    [Google Scholar]
  6. Harris, Scott Jordan.Able-Bodied Actors and Disability Drag: Why Disabled Roles Are Only for Disabled Performers.RogerEbert.com, 7 Mar. 2014, https://www.rogerebert.com/features/disabled-roles-disabled-performers. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.
    [Google Scholar]
  7. Hullfish, Steve.Inside the Oscar-Winning Editing and Sound Design ‘Sound of Metal.’Frame.io Insider, 12 Apr. 2021, https://blog.frame.io/2021/04/12/editing-sound-of-metal/. Accessed 9 Apr. 2023.
    [Google Scholar]
  8. Nović, Sara. “‘Sound of Metal’ Is a Heartwarming—and Frustrating—Take on Deafness.Mic, 14 Jan. 2021, https://www.mic.com/p/sound-of-metal-is-a-heartwarming-frustrating-take-on-deafness-55065605. Accessed 24 Feb. 2023.
    [Google Scholar]
  9. Sardou, Michel. “Je Vole.” L’Album De Sa Vie, Mercury Music Group, 2019. Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/track/5PoIa8HIBg1oxvKchDXxcc?si=76a57bca4c614db0.
    [Google Scholar]
  10. Sound of Metal. Directed by Darius Marder, Amazon Studios, 2020.
    [Google Scholar]
/content/journals/10.1386/fm_00373_1
Loading
/content/journals/10.1386/fm_00373_1
Loading

Data & Media loading...

This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was a success
Invalid data
An error occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error
Please enter a valid_number test