X-Men, Super humans or people with disabilities? Re-imagining disability through science fiction

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[ UUID ] 1679b4bd-c913-49e8-b604-26d98fc7dc28

[ Session Name ] X-Men, Super humans or people with disabilities? Re-imagining disability through science fiction [ Primary Space ] Digital Inclusion [ Secondary Space ] Open Innovation

[ Submitter's Name ] Sean Gilroy [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] BBC

[ Additional facilitators ] Leena Haque, Samina Rafiq

What will happen in your session?

The session will commence with a 30min presentation incorporating clips from popular Science fiction movies, demonstrating how disability is portrayed in leading characters positively rather than an impairment or weakness. Each group will then be given a famous film scene to work with and asked to reimagine the scenes main or key character with a disability or impairment. They will be allowed to creatively apply this change and finally present their changes to the group in any way they choose; as a script, a description of how they felt about the changes or even as a re-enacted piece filmed on their mobile devices.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

The importance of perception portrayed by the modern media in popular culture and how this can influence what society believes or understands to be the truth.

Exploring how disability is portrayed in popular culture and the importance of accurate and truthful portrayal to foster acceptance and understanding in modern society.

To challenge existing cultural beliefs around disability, from one of impairment or limitation to one of ability and acceptance.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

The session will require a projector and audio system, together with A3 paper and markers for the creative participation section. The projector and audio system will need to suitable for VGA/Audio and HDMI connection.

Time needed

90 mins

[EPIKhub]

They did a great zombie version last year, our youth really enjoyed it!

[hannahkane]

This seems like a very engaging way to present this topic. I wonder if it could be a session within the Gallery—something people can participate in throughout the weekend.

I'm also wondering if we can draw a stronger connection to internet health.

[Snigsy]

@hannahkane Many thanks for your kind comments. Happy to chat this through if it would help to find connections with internet health. We're open to all suggestions and we're interested in making sure this workshop is as engaging and creative as possible, as a platform to start conversations @LiLHulk

[kenyatta1]

This proposal has progressed to our next phase of deliberation! We will be following up shortly.

[kenyatta1]

Congratulations! We are very happy to announce that we have accepted your session at the festival this year! We will be in touch with additional information in the coming weeks.