Mrs Bucket
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This metaphysical thinking film draws on the work of cultural studies theorist Stuart Hall in effort to examine the nature of representation and ideology. The goal is for the Deaf community to understand "how we got here" and what we can do about it by seizing control of the media as a means of putting forth a different representation of what it means to be d/Deaf.
Re-defining Deaf
This supports my belief why we should introduce all literature that speaks about audism; directly or indirectly.
Re-defining Deaf
Synopsis from Re-defining Deaf.1880... 2008. That's 128 years of advocacy and activism by the Deaf community in USA. Ever since the National Association of the Deaf was founded, Deaf people fought for the right to "just be." Today we have closed captioning, interpreting agencies, video relay service -- auxiliary services. The fundamental question remains: Are Deaf people respected as human beings?
How many deaf people continue to depend on Supplemental Security Income (SSI or SSDI)? How many deaf people are fluent in American Sign Language and English? Deafness and sign language are a multi-million dollar industry; how many of those dollars go to deaf people themselves?
The answers are clear. Deaf people continue to be viewed and treated as second-class citizens or worse in this country and abroad.
To fix this problem, we need to use a medium that has proven to be a powerful mechanism in the transformation of perceptions and interpretations of the world: film.
This film draws on the work of cultural studies theorist Stuart Hall in effort to examine the nature of representation and ideology. The goal is for the Deaf community to understand "how we got here" and what we can do about it by seizing control of the media as a means of putting forth a different representation of what it means to be d/Deaf.
This supports my belief why we should introduce all literature that speaks about audism; directly or indirectly.