DeafROC

Writing Deaf Identity in Nineteenth-Century America

Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
NTID Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, Robert F. Panara Theatre
Presenter: Christopher Krentz, Ph.D.
University of Virginia

Abstract: Like other minorities, in the early nineteenth century deaf Americans challenged prevailing assumptions about their identities through the written word. Deaf authors like Laurent Clerc, John Carlin, and John J. Flournoy turned to writing to prove their reason and humanity to the hearing majority. They also used written English to communicate with each other when they were separated by time or space. Krentz will explore this rich, complex deaf writing to offer insight into the development of deaf consciousness and pride in antebellum America.

This presentation will be in American Sign Language (ASL) with Voice Interpretation

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