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- Deafopia : utopian representation and community dreams by the deafPublication . Gil, Cristina Isabel Caciones; Hanenberg, Peter Heinrich; Bogaerde, Beppie van denDeaftopia é o conceito que engloba sonhos e projecções de futuro assim como os temores provenientes do imaginário e experiência das pessoas Surdas na procura do Deafhood. O conceito propõe uma nova perspectiva sobre as produções culturais dos Povos de Línguas Gestuais em sinergia entre os Estudos de Cultura, Estudos Surdos, e Estudos de Utopia. O valioso contributo metodológico dos Estudos de Cultura permite a inovadora perspectiva teórica na análise crítica das produções culturais dos Povos de Língua Gestual enquanto manifestações de crítica e resistência a séculos sob opressão. A mudança de paradigma, da perspectiva médica que conceptualiza o indivíduo Surdo como patológico e incompleto, para a perspectiva cultural que entende as pessoas Surdas como uma minoria étnica cultural e linguística, assinala um cultural turn nos Estudos Surdos e a sua consolidação como uma área das Humanidades, evidenciando a pertinência de uma investigação das utopias dos Povos com Línguas Gestuais na constituição do conceito de Deaftopia.A análise de representações utópicas e distópicas dos Povos de Línguas Gestuais resulta de uma cuidadosa selecção de narrativas e discursos encontrados na literatura e visuature (literatura em língua gestual) como em romances e histórias, poemas e discursos, e textos não-literários como cartas e manifestos políticos produzidos por pessoas Surdas. Os discursos provêm de diversas origens, desde aglomerados populacionais Surdos, a arte Surda como filmes, manifestações de activismo Surdo, e até os esforços associativos e políticos para o reconhecimento legal das línguas gestuais. Uma perspectiva mais complexa da Deaftopia engloba não só um futuro utópico (no que diz respeito ao sonho da pessoa Surda), mas também as premonições distópicas das ameaças que incitam a criar contra-narrativas e discursos de resistência. O objectivo deste estudo é analisar de forma rigorosa as narrativas e discursos dos Povos de Línguas Gestuais e teorizar a Deaftopia como conceito científico e expressão da Cultura Surda. Esta investigação pretende ainda contribuir para a preservação da Cultura Surda, das línguas gestuais, das epistemologias Surdas e assim, constituir um exemplo concreto de Deaf Gain.
- Deaftopia: utopian representations and community dreams by sign language peoplesPublication . Gil, Cristina Isabel CacionesDeaftopia conceptualizes dreams and projections for the future, as well as fears flourishing from Deaf imaginary and experience in the search of Deafhood. The concept brings forth a new perspective on Sign Language People’s cultural productions in a synergy of Culture Studies, Deaf Studies, and Utopian Studies. The valuable methodological contribution from Culture Studies allows an innovative theoretical perspective in the critical analysis of Sign Language People’s cultural productions and their critique towards centuries of oppression.The analysis of utopian and dystopian manifestations of Sign Language Peoples result from a careful selection of narratives and discourses found in literature and visuature (sign language literature), such as novels and stories, poems and speeches, and non-literary texts as letters, and political manifestos by Deaf people. The discourses stem from diverse sources, from the existence of Deaf clusters, to Deaf artwork as films, to Deaf-led activist demonstrations, and even the associative and political efforts for sign language recognition.A complex stance of Deaftopia encompasses both a utopian future (which the Deaf dream is about) as well as the dystopian forewarnings from the threats that incite to the creation of counter narratives and discourses of resistance. This doctoral thesis analyzed the narratives and discourses of Sign Language Peoples and theorized Deaftopia, as a scientific concept and an expression of Deaf Culture. This research work brings forth knowledge that contributes to the preservation of Deaf Culture and contributes to a better understanding of the role of Deaftopia for Sign Language Peoples.
- The end & destination eyeth - questioning methodologyPublication . Gil, Cristina Isabel CacionesThere is a close relation between Sign Language People’s with Silent film. There was a period, before the introduction of talkies, when both hearing and deaf looked at the screen and received the same information. This time is perceived as the Golden Age for the Deaf and the movies. In the research of Deaftopia: Utopian Representations and Community Dreams by the Deaf (forthcoming), two movies will be analyzed. The End and Destination Eyeth.The End is a docufiction directed by Ted Evans (2011) that takes the viewer to visit five time periods (1987, 1995, 2008, 2031 and 2046). Through the narrative we follow the lives of four individuals. The argument focuses specifically on Arron’s life – the main protagonist. The antagonists are the medical, governmental and corporative institutions whose agenda consists in the cure for deafness. In the story, the cure poses a very real threat to eradicate Deaf individuals. This is a dystopian fiction on the threats to extinguish Deaf Culture and Sign Language. The film is not only relevant by itself, but also as a product of a Deaf cast, Deaf director and Deaf-led project. Destination Eyeth is a reenactment, a revival of the Silent Film atmosphere, which is fully accessible to Deaf audiences, as well as it displays typical Deaf humor features such as physical comedy. As a Deaf Cultural product, Destination Eyeth introduces a topic that is common in Deaf literature and Visuature – a quest to reach the visual planet where everyone speaks sign language called Eyeth.