Case Studies: Tiny Tim, War Veterans, and Inspiration

These case studies offer a helpful focus for analyzing representations of disability that change over time even as they—paradoxically—remain the same: the ever-present figures of the charity case (a.ka. “The Tiny Tim), the disabled war veteran, and the inspirational cripple.

Lawrence Carter-Long, a light skinned individual being interviewed in an auditorium. The caption reads, “You could, in movies like The Men, very early Marlin Brando, 1950.”

Representations of Veterans with Victoria Ann Lewis and Lawrence Carter-Long

From our pre-production archives: identity crisis, reintegration, disability advocacy, The Men, Coming Home, sexuality

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Lawrence Carter-Long smiling. Lawrence is a light skinned individual with short hair. Wearing a light-colored long-sleeved button-up. Being interviewed in front of a green screen.

War Films with Lawrence Carter-Long Part 1

Best Years of Our Lives, Harold Russell, Coming Home, PTSD, reading cinema through war films

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Mike Ervin, a light-skinned individual with a beard and moustache. They are wearing a long-sleeved flannel and being interviewed by in a living room.

Inspirational Narratives with Lawrence Carter-Long and Mike Ervin

From our pre-production archives: supercrip, adjustment vs overcoming, Waterdance, lack of expectations, interdependence

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Lawrence Carter-Long talking. Lawrence is a light skinned individual with short hair. Wearing a light-colored long-sleeved button-up. Being interviewed in front of a green screen.

War Films with Lawrence Carter-Long Part 2

Best Years of Our Lives, Harold Russell, Coming Home, PTSD, reading cinema through war films

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Victoria Ann Lewis smiling. They have medium length hair. Wearing a black and white polka-dot blouse. They are being interviewed in a dim lighted living room. The caption reads, “radical adaptation of A Christmas Carol for this really hot shot thea

On “rehabilitating” Tiny Tim with Victoria Ann Lewis

From our pre-production archives: A Christmas Carol, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mask, Elephant Man, melodramatic plot, kill-impulse

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