Sztuka jako praca: o profesjonalności i profesjonalizacji artystów i artystek z niepełnosprawnością wzroku w Meksyku
Art as Work: About the Professionalization and Professionalism of Artists with Visual Impairment in Mexico

Author(s): Monika Dubiel
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: artist; disability studies; Mexico; visual impairment; work
Summary/Abstract: The subject of my interest is the artistic activity of persons with visual impairment (mainly actorsand photographers, as well as writers and musicians) in Mexico. The main goal of the article is thereflection on the given activity understood as a professional work. The main research problem canbe formulated as follows: : what or who decides that someone can be called a profesional artist.The article is based on the results of the qualitative inquiry that I conducted in this environmentbetween 2019 and 2022. The research uses various ethnographical techniques with a special emphasison interviews supplemented by participant and non-participant observations. The findingsindicate that there are two main aspects for the discussed problem: salary and experience. Constructedin both mentioned areas the category of recognition turns out to be crucial for self definingor defining someone else as a professional artist.My considerations are embedded in the disability studies paradigm. They are also strongly rootedin the local Mexican context.

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