{"product_id":"making-thought-visible-essays-on-neurodiversity-on-television-paperback","title":"Making Thought Visible: Essays on Neurodiversity on Television - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurt Hersey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJulie D. O'Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For viewers who experience autism, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder or other cognitive variations, television storytelling offers opportunities to empathize with characters portraying neurodiversity. In this first collection of its kind, contributors analyze television's increasing attempts to make thought--how individuals process the world around them--visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Examined themes include the muting of neurodiverse voices, madness as power, diagnosis vs. lived experience, dual diagnosis, reactions to \"atypical\" behaviors, the cultivation of attitudes towards autistic individuals, and translanguaging across global series. Programs include \u003ci\u003eYoung Sheldon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLegion\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e universe, \u003ci\u003eEuphoria\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBungo Stray Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove on the Spectrum\u003c\/i\u003e. Varied theoretical and methodological approaches and attention to the quality and verisimilitude of neurodiverse representations result in an appropriately complex analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurt Hersey\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor and chair of the communication department at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. He has published articles in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Film and Video\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eHistorical Journal of Film, Radio and Television\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie D. O'Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of communication and gender studies at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio. She has published articles in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClues: A Journal of Detection\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53774522351923,"sku":"9781476691565","price":124.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/g4ov8FQyK49781476691565.webp?v=1785488000","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/making-thought-visible-essays-on-neurodiversity-on-television-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}