Essays On Air: The female dwarf, disability, and beauty
Podcast |
Essays On Air
Publisher |
The Conversation
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Aug 06, 2018
Episode Duration |
00:16:54
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For centuries, women with dwarfism were depicted in art as comic or grotesque fairytale beings. But artists are challenging these portrayals and notions of beauty and physical difference.

Essays On Air, a podcast from The Conversation, brings you the best and most beautiful writing from Australian researchers.

Today, Western Sydney University researcher Debra Keenahan is reading her essay, titled The female dwarf, disability, and beauty.

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Additional audio

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Oboe Sonata in C minor “Farewell” by Dee Yan Key

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Today’s episode was recorded by Sunanda Creagh and edited by Jerwin De Guzman.

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For centuries, women with dwarfism were depicted in art as comic or grotesque fairytale beings. But artists are challenging these portrayals and notions of beauty and physical difference.

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