The representation of deafblindness in the documentary 'Planet of Snail'

What is it about?

'Planet of Snail' is a documentary about a young man from South Korea who is deafblind. This chapter discusses how the documentary, an audiovisual medium, depicts the young man's life with the two senses that are most inaccessible to him.

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Why is it important?

It is important to analyse representations of disabled people in culture from a disability studies perspective. This book chapter focuses on the techniques used to represent the life of a deafblind person in a documentary, and the ethical issues that this representation raises.