Mental Disorders in Popular Film: How Hollywood Uses, Shames, and Obscures Mental Diversity - Paperback

by Erin Heath (Author)

Mental Disorders in Popular Film discusses popular cinematic representations of characters with mental disorders or diversity, contextualizing these works in the Hollywood machine. These films demonstrate the many ways that Hollywood has used people with mental disorders as excuses to control or oppress diverse people and ideas.

Author Biography

Erin Heath is associate professor in the School of Languages and Literature at Wayland Baptist University.