Autism spectrum disorders: a close-reading of four independent films
Author
Mostowfi, Ahou
Advisor
Çaplı, Bülent
Date
2019-01Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Both Hollywood and independent productions have been interested in depicting Autism
Spectrum Disorders in the last thirty years. Within this period, diagnostic criteria of this
developmental disorder have made dramatically progress by involving in different
conditions and understandings. In parallel with this progress, it can be assumed that
contemporary film and tv productions have offered diverse representations of ASD. Yet,
to make such assumption, several progresses in different factors (diagnosis of ASD,
representations of ASD, production models of the films) should be investigated. The
current thesis aims to examine the tendency of using stereotypical representations of
ASD in the contemporary independent productions. In this respect, the examination will
be made through the close-readings of the following four films, Temple Grandin (2010),
Life, Animated (2016), Snow Cake (2006) and Mozart and the Whale (2005).