Mouloud Boukala, professor at the l’École des médias at UQAM, and Mélanie Millette, professor at the Département de communication sociale et publique at UQAM, presented a conference entitled “Theoretical and methodological reflections for the co-construction of a inclusive data on media (self)representations of disabilities”.

Summary of the presentation: “This paper will address the theoretical and methodological reflections generated by the co-construction of the first database on the media (self)representations of disabilities in Canada, from 1980 to 2020. Based on the principles of equity, of diversity and inclusion, the activities leading to the development of the database bring together people with diverse abilities and rely on the development of a reciprocal relationship with collaborators from the academic, community and media sectors. , by valuing the contribution of each person in the knowledge production process. Comprising iconic (comics) and audiovisual (fictional and documentary films and television series) productions, this public database will identify how, from more than 80 entries, individuals with disabilities are portrayed in the media Canadians (heroization, stigmatization, autonomy, dependence, etc.) as well as the characteristics of these (self)representations and of these people/characters (diegetic role, gender, sexual orientation, profession exercised, situation of feigned or real disability, etc.).”