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 |
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Other Authors: | Graham Matthews |
Format: | Final Year Project |
Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/72212 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
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