Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the representation of people with autistic spectrum disability in video media from the perspective of cultural studies, and to present the desirable tasks of disability and inclusion in disability studies through a comparative study on the representation of people with autistic spectrum disability in the Korean movie Marathon and the Japanese drama Marathon based on the same original work. Therefore, the narrative of growth through communication and perception of disability and inclusion were compared between them. The one is progressive in that it emphasizes self-reliance and nothing about us without us, seeks communication and change in society, and highlights an active female image. But It shows the task of inclusion through the reality of the prejudice and conflicts of society towards people with the autistic disabled and education or vocational training that is separated from people without disabilities. The other reproduces a social foundation that is more advanced than Korea in terms of harmony with people with autistic spectrum disability and integrated workplaces, but emphasizes family love and self-denial, revealing the limitations of the individual model that disabilities must be overcome through individual efforts.

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