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Ch. 7 Colorful Communication - Coggle Diagram
Ch. 7 Colorful Communication
Mainstream / Deaf Comm
Mainstream = 5 senses; if dont have one = deficit; history is oral and written/written seen as superior
Deaf = 5 senses, same as mainstream but no hearing but have sense of humor; history most is 'oral'/non written
both have traditions; pride in deaf id, deaf culture
Storytelling
painting a visual picture; structure for deaf perspecive
when no captions, had to make up dialog, creative in guessing
stories - experiance, often daf outsmarting hearing
Fictional Origin stories; e.g., Ben Franklin w/ deaf printer
Creative stories; e.g., using 1 handshape
Deaf Laughs
not always translateable
center around: visual, can't hear, linguistic, response to oppression/outsmarting dom culture
interesting/minority culture / win/zap/ deaf people come out on top
Jokes = topics ASL, deaf culture, deaf blind, Hard of Hearing, lipreading issues
Roy Holcomb - family didn't realize deaf until age 9
to enjoy humor with English word play, one must have some experience with the language, puns, homonyms, etc.
same goes for nondeaf may not understand deaf humor b/c visual, mime, gesture, etc
Riddles, Interpreter jokes (as part of deaf community, Cartoons
Poetry - ASL and written
not before 1970's
ASL Rhyme = Clayton Valli
Deaf Related Art; by deaf vs. about deaf
1989 "What is deaf Art" workshop; DeVIA Manifesto/Deaf View/Image Art
Matt Daigle, d, B.1970; culture of deaf humor; when deaf & hearing people meet; won breastfeeding symbol contest
Marueen Klusza B.1970; the Deaf Side - comic strip
Betty Miller B 1934; mother of DeVIA movement; art reflects frustration and resentment; deaf artist father; Deaf & Sober: Journey to Recovery book
Ruthe Peterson b.1926; artist/illustrations
Heriberto Quinones b.1965; created "The Cartoon Factory" - Far Side for the deaf
Shawn Richardson b.1969; cartoonist/real life experience/AfricanAmerican
Ann Silver B. 1949; deaf art movement with B. Miller in Wash DC; poster art/graphics
Performing Arts
Deaf Stage Performers
often at residential schools
most form of entertainment until captions
stage plays - Gallaudet
1950's = 1st Gallaudet drama class
National Theatre of the Deaf
1967 NTD founded in connecticut
bring hearing roles to a play using deaf actors with hearing actors/readers on stage
deaf and hearing can enjoy equally
to date 80 national tours, 50 states, 30 international
1969 onlt 2: NTD and Moscow Théâtre of Mimicry and Gesture; now - many
Deaf West Theatre - Hollywood, CA
Hollywood - Then & Now
1920's - silent movie, 0 deaf people cast
gros misperceptions played by hearing people (blackface comparison)
usu portrayed as meet, uneducated, sad, lonely, dependent on hearing saviors
now: hearing people continue to be hired for deaf roles
Performers
Marlee Matlin - Oscar- Children of a Lesser God; P.164 "The real handicap of deafness doesn't lie in the ear, but in the mind."; 1st deaf person on dancing with the stars
Phylis Felich - 1980 Tony, Children of a Lesser God
Linda Bove - Sesame Street - 32 years (I loved her!)
Michelle Banks - African American, TV, one woman show
Tyrone Giordano - Plays, films
Shoshanna Stern - 4th generation deaf family, TV
1950's - hearing people portray deaf on TV/movies
1970's-80"s - more deaf people cast, more guest roles, not main character
Other areas
Deaf Music
deaf songs - clapping b/w signs
vibrations, conductive surfaces, balloons, floors
Photographers
Allen sisters; new England, Mass
Maggie Lee Sayer - Tennessee, houseboats, Kentucky, recorded day to day life
Filmmakers
George Veditz pg 167-8; recorded signers for posterity with EMG - forward looking to preserve for future generations
Ernest Marshal - NYC
Bryan 9/11 - Fear in Silence: 1st to be shut out of communication; last to receive access, info, delivered from danger
ASL Films - founded 2005, no voice overs, some captions
Deaf Mosaic 1985-1995; Discovery and PBS aired; various topics related to the deaf community