Rhetoric and Representation with Sydney Mayer

Break A Leg! Disability in the Arts

English - June 11, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Nicole is joined by her friend Sydney Mayer to discuss disability representation in media (what really is "representation"?). They dive deep on disability and rhetoric, the words "Handicap" and "Accessibility," Inspo-Porn, character tropes, and more!

Sydney Mayer is a writer and dramaturg currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds a BFA in Drama with a minor in Literature and Culture from Carnegie Mellon University, where she is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Professional Writing.

Find Sydney online!
Instagram: @sydney.isabelle

Sydney’s Howlround Article:
https://howlround.com/responsible-theatremaking

Episode Transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1751649/8677616

Produced by Scott MacDonald
Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz
https://breakalegpod.buzzsprout.com/