As far as I know this is the…
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Program The Bader International Study Centre of Queen’s University (Canada) announces an innovative new Field School in Deaf Geographies to be offered during the…
Deaf-Mute Banquet (Paris) 1836 – Translation started
Having let the blog grow cold at the end of 2012 for a number of reasons… I’ve started overhauling it, and will be posting to it again. The first thing … Continue reading
Academic vs. Politics: Or, will someone please tie my fingers together?
Following the ‘Throwing it all away’ post, I’ve received a number of comments, some questions, and some requests for clarification. There has also been some criticism – warranted, I think … Continue reading
Throwing it all away
[Addendum 12/09/2012 – This post has raised questions, and criticism – and, while I stand by the original aim of it, in hindsight I realise that it’s easy to read … Continue reading
Predoctoral position in the history of deafness and/or hysteria – Berlin
Please note, this isn’t something that I can advise on – I’m posting it here to link to it, as I can’t find it hosted anywhere else. — BEGINS — … Continue reading
Traces of Bob
A post of a personal nature… As someone who is avowedly ‘sound-sensitive‘ (and also an introvert), I need at least some quiet time in the day where I’m not bombarded … Continue reading
Games we play with spaces – abstract
The last month or so has been quiet on the blog – I have a good excuse, a new member of our family: Zebedee Noah, arrived (very quickly) on the … Continue reading
1836, Parisian deaf-mute banquet – French transcription complete
I’ve just finished transcribing the French account of the 3rd deaf-mute, de l’Epée anniversary banquet, held on the 4th December 1836. You’ll find a .pdf of the original text at: … Continue reading
Translating ‘sourd-muet’
Those of you reading my initial translations of the banquets will have noticed that there’s a pretty central issue that I avoid. Unfortunately, or fortunately (depending on how you look … Continue reading
A reply (of sorts) from Ofsted
Today, following my complaint to Ofsted about the ridiculous cartoon BSL-based consultation documents that they’ve been putting online – they wrote to me. The letter is unfortunately, the same as … Continue reading
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