Persons with Disabilities: Postmodernism and Contemporary Cinematic Art

U radu je definiran invaliditet i dan je prikaz slike osoba s invaliditetom u kontekstu diskriminacije i/ili stigmatizacije kojima su takve osobe često izložene. Predstavljeni su zakoni važni za osobe s invaliditetom koji za cilj imaju poboljšati kvalitetu njihova života. Teorijski okvir rada čine dva glavna modela rehabilitacije, razvoj invaliditeta kroz povijest i tabu teme vezane uz život osoba s invaliditetom. U radu je predstavljeno dvanaest filmova u kojima su glavni likovi osobe koje imaju neki oblik invaliditeta. Analiza filmova omogućila je uvid u zastupljenost različitih vrsta invaliditeta koje posjeduju glavni likovi i spola koji među njima prevladava. Osim toga, dobiven je odgovor na pitanje imaju li glavni glumci u filmovima neki oblik invaliditeta u stvarnom životu. Analizom filmova u radu dobiven je zaključak o važnosti prikazivanja života osoba s invaliditetom u suvremenoj popularnoj kulturi, s naglaskom na mainstream i alternativne filmove, koja za cilj ima prevenciju njihove diskriminacije i stigmatizacije.The paper defines disability and presents the image of people with disabilities in the context of discrimination and/or stigmatization to which such people are often exposed. The presented laws are important for people with disabilities, which aim to improve their quality of life. The theoretical framework of the paper consists of two main models of rehabilitation, the development of disability through history and taboo topics related to the life of people with disabilities. The paper presents twelve films in which the main characters are people with some form of disability. The analysis of the films provided an insight into the representation of different types of disabilities possessed by the main characters and the predominant gender among them. In addition, the question of whether the main actors in the films have some form of disability in real life is answered. By analysing the films in the paper, a conclusion was reached about the importance of portraying the lives of people with disabilities in contemporary popular culture, with an emphasis on mainstream and alternative films, which aims to prevent their discrimination and stigmatization