Euthanasia among quadriplegics: a containment of autonomy in disability cinema

In the 2016 film Me Before You, the quadriplegic character advises his able-bodied love interest to “[l]ive boldly […] Just live well. Just live” (Me Before You). Conversely, he chooses to prematurely end his life via euthanasia. Why then is the disabled body made to seem less worthy of living as co...

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Main Author: Cheang, Wai Yee
Other Authors: Graham Matthews
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/72212
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English