Lombardo, Julio (2024) Who Hath Made Man’s Mouth: Exploring Autism Representation and its Eugenic Connections to Criminality Within the Realm of Film and Media Culture. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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Abstract
This thesis explores the putative correlations between the modes of criminality and its correlations of historically depicting autism on screen in a negative light. By analysing selected pro eugenic propaganda films, the essay argues there has been a consistent pathology which has over time developed into a caricature common described as the “creep”. The Thesis demonstrates how this unique trope continues to negatively influence the way we see autism in films and media by exploring different film representations which involve autistic coded characters.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Fine Arts > Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | Lombardo, Julio |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | M.A. |
| Program: | Film and Moving Image Studies |
| Date: | 8 December 2024 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | Manning, Erin |
| Keywords: | Autism, Eugenics, Film Representation, Criminality, Neurodiversity |
| ID Code: | 994996 |
| Deposited By: | Julio Lombardo |
| Deposited On: | 17 Jun 2025 16:54 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2025 16:54 |
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