Rhetoric and Representation with Sydney Mayer
06/11/21 • 44 min
Nicole is joined by her friend Sydney Mayer to discuss disability representation in media (what really is "representation"?). They dive deep on disability and rhetoric, the words "Handicap" and "Accessibility," Inspo-Porn, character tropes, and more!
Sydney Mayer is a writer and dramaturg currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds a BFA in Drama with a minor in Literature and Culture from Carnegie Mellon University, where she is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Professional Writing.
Find Sydney online!
Instagram: @sydney.isabelle
Sydney’s Howlround Article:
https://howlround.com/responsible-theatremaking
Episode Transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1751649/8677616
Produced by Scott MacDonald
Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz
https://breakalegpod.buzzsprout.com/
Nicole is joined by her friend Sydney Mayer to discuss disability representation in media (what really is "representation"?). They dive deep on disability and rhetoric, the words "Handicap" and "Accessibility," Inspo-Porn, character tropes, and more!
Sydney Mayer is a writer and dramaturg currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds a BFA in Drama with a minor in Literature and Culture from Carnegie Mellon University, where she is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Professional Writing.
Find Sydney online!
Instagram: @sydney.isabelle
Sydney’s Howlround Article:
https://howlround.com/responsible-theatremaking
Episode Transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1751649/8677616
Produced by Scott MacDonald
Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz
https://breakalegpod.buzzsprout.com/
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Produced by Scott MacDonald
Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz
https://breakalegpod.buzzsprout.com/
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The Autism Theater Project on Facebook:
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Produced by Scott MacDonald
Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz
https://breakalegpod.buzzsprout.com/
Break A Leg! Disability in the Arts - Rhetoric and Representation with Sydney Mayer
Transcript
Welcome to Break A Leg! A podcast that explores the relationship between disability and the arts. I'm your host, Nicole Zimmerer, and on today's episode our guest is Sydney Mayer. Sydney Mayer is a writer and dramaturg currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds a BFA in Drama and a minor in Literature and Culture from Carnegie Mellon University, where she is currently pursuing her Master's degree in professional writing. Hi, Syd
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