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UVSC is scheduled to host the second biennial Deaf Studies Today! conference April 6-8. The theme of this conference, "Simply Complex," "celebrates all that is both multi-dimensional and undiscovered, yet clear and familiar in the world of Deaf Studies".
The conference is comprised of lectures, discussions and performances. Most presentations will be on Deaf Studies, however, more specific topics are incorporated into the studies. These presentations range from the Arts, including filmmaking, and literature, to Neo-eugenics and the indigenous deaf community.
Although many different topics will be covered, the main purpose of the conference is for the deaf community to have chance to come together in a professional, academic environment to share their work and accomplishments.
Also, all UVSC students and faculty are encouraged to attend at no charge. Bryan Eldredge, conference co-chair, and UVSC ASL professor said, "This is a good chance for UVSC students to explore what it is like in the life of a deaf person."
Eldredge also said that this is a great opportunity for hearing students to get to know fellow deaf students. UVSC has approximately 50 deaf students attending, more then any other college in Utah.
When asked about the divide between the hearing and the deaf, Eldredge feels the people that can hear are often nervous when put in a situation where they think they might not be able to communicate as affectively as they would like.
"The fact is that deaf people have adapted to a hearing world and it's nothing new to them. They don't understand why hearing people make such a big deal about it," Eldredge said.
Keynote speaker Dr. Marlon Kuntze will be giving a special address to UVSC students Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the Student Center. It is a chance for attendees to "hear a deaf man sign."
His topic, Written Language Without Spoken Language: Literacy in a Non-Spoken Language, is about what literacy means to the deaf community. It is also about giving the public an idea of what it's like for the deaf to thrive in a hearing world.
For students who are unable to attend any presentations, there will be exhibits and displays set up in the Student Center commons where students can get an idea of what the conference is about.
For more information, including presentation schedules and topics, you may visit the Deaf Studies Today! website at www.deafstudies.org.
UVSC is scheduled to host the second biennial Deaf Studies Today! conference April 6-8. The theme of this conference, "Simply Complex," "celebrates all that is both multi-dimensional and undiscovered, yet clear and familiar in the world of Deaf Studies".
The conference is comprised of lectures, discussions and performances. Most presentations will be on Deaf Studies, however, more specific topics are incorporated into the studies. These presentations range from the Arts, including filmmaking, and literature, to Neo-eugenics and the indigenous deaf community.
Although many different topics will be covered, the main purpose of the conference is for the deaf community to have chance to come together in a professional, academic environment to share their work and accomplishments.
Also, all UVSC students and faculty are encouraged to attend at no charge. Bryan Eldredge, conference co-chair, and UVSC ASL professor said, "This is a good chance for UVSC students to explore what it is like in the life of a deaf person."
Eldredge also said that this is a great opportunity for hearing students to get to know fellow deaf students. UVSC has approximately 50 deaf students attending, more then any other college in Utah.
When asked about the divide between the hearing and the deaf, Eldredge feels the people that can hear are often nervous when put in a situation where they think they might not be able to communicate as affectively as they would like.
"The fact is that deaf people have adapted to a hearing world and it's nothing new to them. They don't understand why hearing people make such a big deal about it," Eldredge said.
Keynote speaker Dr. Marlon Kuntze will be giving a special address to UVSC students Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the Student Center. It is a chance for attendees to "hear a deaf man sign."
His topic, Written Language Without Spoken Language: Literacy in a Non-Spoken Language, is about what literacy means to the deaf community. It is also about giving the public an idea of what it's like for the deaf to thrive in a hearing world.
For students who are unable to attend any presentations, there will be exhibits and displays set up in the Student Center commons where students can get an idea of what the conference is about.
For more information, including presentation schedules and topics, you may visit the Deaf Studies Today! website at www.deafstudies.org.