MIKE GULLIVER

Deaf geographies, and other worlds.

I might be going to the AAG after all

Following on from the previous post – which was put up rather too long ago – I decided that the only way to get to the AAG was to go … Continue reading

November 10, 2011

‘Disabled’ or ‘with disabilities’

I recently overheard someone saying that it’s no longer ‘correct’ to talk about ‘Disabled people’. Apparently, the UN and other international organizations use “people with disabilities” instead. It makes me think that we’ve slipped … Continue reading

September 26, 2011

Where are the V-lists?

I’ve been following several debates on a list for Deaf academics recently – I’m kind of privileged to even be able to follow it, given that I’m not deaf. It’s … Continue reading

September 8, 2011

Check out The Deaf Geographies Sandbox news on…

Check out The Deaf Geographies Sandbox news on yesterdays rgs-ibg conference.

September 1, 2011

1834 DEAF (deaf-mute | sourd-muet) banquets update

Another quick post to let you know that the next page of the 1834 translation is done. View the ongoing work at http://www.scribd.com/doc/58447190/1834-Deaf-Mute-Sourd-Muet-Banquets-translation

June 24, 2011

1834 DEAF (sourd-muet) banquet

Quick post to let you know that the slow translation of the 1834 Banquet has progressed a little further. You can read the latest page at http://www.scribd.com/doc/58447190/1834-Deaf-Mute-Sourd-Muet-Banquets-translation

June 22, 2011

You’ll forgive me not posting for a few…

You’ll forgive me not posting for a few days. I’ve been on ‘holiday’. In the past, holidays were things that provided time off; a rest, a chance to unwind, an … Continue reading

June 14, 2011

1834 DEAF (deaf-mute) banquet translation in progress

Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve started to post up the translations of the 1834 banquet. If you want to follow it, you can refer to … Continue reading

June 2, 2011 · 2 Comments

DEAF space or the question of ‘what if’…

A problem is looming that is going to only get bigger… Having spent the last 6 or 7 years exploring the way that members of a self-recognising DEAF community produce … Continue reading

June 1, 2011

There’s no distance in a DEAF virtual space

Yesterday, I was writing to a friend in the US who also presented at the AAG in Seattle, and who is doing research on virtual spaces in gaming… her comment, … Continue reading

May 25, 2011