Phyllida Swift

ALT Graphic UWE Bristol logo and CAR logo with text "First Look, How did you feel after seeing the results of your craniofacial surgery for the first time? Do you have a craniofacial condition (such as cleft lip/palate, craniosynostosis, microtia or Treacher Collins syndrome)? Are you over the age of 18 years? Have you undergone craniofacial surgery previously? Can you read and write in English? If you answered yes to the questions above, our researchers would love to hear from you via an online survey. Sharing your experiences will help us to improve the support that is given before and after craniofacial surgery. https://tinyurl.com/FirstLooksCraniofacialSurgery There is a QR code linking to the above URL.

ALT Images of three people from the facial difference community. Above in white text is the title “Disfigurement and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.“ Event details – 16 June 2023. Time 1.15 pm- 2.30 pm EST/6.15pm – 7.30 p.m. BST, Zoom link: https://shorturl.at/koHV5 "COSP side event: reaching this underrepresented group". Logos of COSP, International Labour Organization, FEI, About Face and Queen Mary University of London.

ALT Image has four black painted circles on yellow background. The first circle reads, ‘Villains: This stereotype is the most common characterization, with dozens of examples over the past century including iconic “baddies” like The Joker, Darth Vader, and Freddy Krueger. For more on film villains with facial difference, check out this NPR feature. The second circle reads, ‘Vigilantes: These characters are misanthropic and morally gray. Outcasts and antiheroes, examples include Harry Potter’s Mad-Eye Moody and the titular characters of V for Vendetta (2005) and Deadpool (2016).’ The third circle reads, ‘Victims: These characters lacking agency and autonomy often need to be rescued. Black Widow (2021) featured this archetype with secondary antagonist, Antonia Dreykov/The Taskmaster.’ The final circle reads, ‘Outcasts: Characters that are forced to hide away from society include the likes of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)’