Disability aesthetics in Belgian arts and disability practices: a qualitative study from the perspective of the non-disabled, facilitating performing artists
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The presence of non-disabled artists challenges the possibility of disability aesthetics in arts and disability projects. This study therefore examines the meaning of disability for the aesthetics of their collaborations and artistic practice through in-depth interviews with twelve Belgian non-disabled performing artists. The findings show that the collaborations often confirm their artistic practice in which the ‘able-bodied’ notion is no longer of their interest. Yet beliefs are also observed that can reinforce ableist ideas and the aesthetic appropriation of disability. Disability aesthetics in arts and disability can only develop fully when structural barriers to disabled performers in the mainstream are removed.
Authors: Aline Verbeke, Julie Rodeyns, Free De Backer
Institution: Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4386416258