Free Britney! Conservatorship and Disability

In episode 22 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the new Britney Spears documentary exposing her legal conservatorship. After bonding over their tween obsession with Britney, they dive into the laws around conservatorship and cultural narratives around mental health. The two argue that disability has been largely ignored in the conversation around Britney Spears, even though people with disabilities and the elderly are most affected by conservatorships. They show how  disability studies and feminist theories of care illuminate the conversation. Also mentioned: translating toxic to Spanish, early 2000's choreographed dances, Grace and Frankie, and more.Works Discussed: Aristotle, PoliticsErica F. Wood, State Level Adult Guardianship Data: An Exploratory SurveyGiorgio Agamben, State of ExceptionGrace and Frankie (TV series)Jan Baars, Aging and the Art of LivingJoe Coscarelli, What is a Conservatorship?John Locke, Two Treatises of Government Jonathan Blakeson, I Care a Lot (Film)Sara Luterman, The Darker Story Just Outside the Lens of “Framing Britney Spears”Seneca, On Old AgeSimone de Beauvoir, The Coming of AgeThe New York Times, Framing Britney Spears (Documentary)Thomas Hobbes, LeviathanSupport the showSubstack | overthinkpod.substack.com Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail | [email protected] | Overthink podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.