MURFREESBORO — The
media’s depictions of the disabled will be the topic of the next edition of the
“MTSU On the Record” radio program.
Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dr. Katie Foss, an
assistant professor of journalism at MTSU, will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday,
March 3, and from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, March 9, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org).
Foss has introduced a new seminar class called “Media and
Disability” for the spring 2014 semester. Aspects of the course include news
coverage of disability, the impact of war veterans on disability policies, the
absence of disabilities in advertising and the treatment of the disabled in
reality television shows.
“We’re starting to move from more of a medical perspective,
or a pathological view of disability … toward more of a cultural model of
disability in which we think, ‘What are the cultural constructs that create the
disability?,’” Foss said.
To listen to previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, go to
the “Audio Clips” archives at http://www.mtsunews.com.
For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or
WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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