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French Sign Language Films and Series to Discover- and Critique
In the 18th century, the world’s first Schools for the Deaf were established in France, and today one of the most common sign languages shown on screen is French Sign Language (Langue des signes française, or LSF). There is a vibrant Deaf screen culture in France, as shown in its many LSF documentaries and the…
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On the Rise of Sign Languages in Contemporary Film and Television
What can films and series in sign languages teach us about deafness and social power? What is the relationship between signed language and cultural identity, and how can the screen convey it in new and empowering ways? Cinema has a long history of effacing the linguistic complexity of sign, of casting hearing actors in deaf…
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Dr Gemma King awarded grant for ‘Signs on Screen: Language, Culture and Power in Sign Language Cinema’
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences would like to congratulate Dr Gemma King from the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics who has received a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for her project, ‘Signs on Screen: Language, Culture and Power in Sign Language Cinema’. Read the full…
