2019
DOI: 10.15655/mw/2019/v10i3/49685
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Disability, Deficiency, and Excess: A Cinematic Construction of Disability in Popular Odia Cinema

Abstract: Cinema for social change is not a new approach. Odia cinema, earlier known as Oriya cinema, has been intrinsically connected to the essence of Odia language and culture in the Indian state of Odisha. Since the inception of Odia cinema, it has been endeavoring to send social messages by employing visual communication for social change and development. Despite riding on the path of social and attitudinal changes, the films representing the disabled characters have raised eyebrows concerning its commitments to ou… Show more

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“…Programs could address a wide range of issues, such as poverty, agriculture, gender inequality, education, and other social ills. To better connect rural farming communities in Northern Ghana, researchers looked into the role of vernacular radio programmes to see how they could help farmers in the region share agricultural information more effectively on a community level [10]. Agricultural extension efforts benefit from the participatory communication methods offered by radio, which can speak directly to farmers and listener groups in their native tongues.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Programs could address a wide range of issues, such as poverty, agriculture, gender inequality, education, and other social ills. To better connect rural farming communities in Northern Ghana, researchers looked into the role of vernacular radio programmes to see how they could help farmers in the region share agricultural information more effectively on a community level [10]. Agricultural extension efforts benefit from the participatory communication methods offered by radio, which can speak directly to farmers and listener groups in their native tongues.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 1995, the internet started making a huge profit. More importantly, information processing has become more accessible and improved: a modern mobile phone does this 30 times faster than the on-board computer that controlled the first manned landing on the moon (Biswal, 2019;Ezdina, 2021). As a result, content began to be produced and stored digitally.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is no denying that cinema as a medium of communication has a more significant role in social change and has become instrumental in gaining and shaping public opinion. Worldwide, somewhere cinema has effectively communicated for a cause or somewhere it has performed inadequately (Biswal, 2019;Correia, 2019;Dawn & Barbosa, 2019;Tripathy, 2019). Nevertheless, the role of cinema can not be underestimated in a media-saturated society.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%