Disability and Popular Culture

This Special Issue of The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture (AJPC) focuses on the intersections between disability and popular culture. The editorial begins with a reflection on how far research has progressed in the last decade, since the first publication of Disability and Popular Culture by Katie Ellis (Ashgate 2015). A wide range of topics and media forms are addressed in this issue, illustrating the scope and depth of current research. The nine articles and three reviews here present an astute and engaging snapshot of the field, illustrating how contemporary popular culture is operating as a key site of disability politics. Moving from studying representations to analysing the media ecosystems in which disabled people function as creators, audiences, advocates and meaning-makers, this Special Issue foregrounds disability perspectives and authorship throughout.