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Films about the deaf: the representations of deaf and sign languages

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dc.creator Carolina Hessel Silveira
dc.date 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:12:05Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:12:05Z
dc.identifier 1809-4031
dc.identifier 1809-4309
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/dcb6a15e4b694063a32be55a87e8dfcd
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14957
dc.description This paper analyzes two films about deafness which have not been investigated in the Brazilian academic context. They are Mandy (directed by Alexander Mackendrick, 1952, England) and After the Silence (by Fred Gerber, 1996, USA). The analysis is supported by Cultural Studies and Deaf Studies, especially on the concepts of cultural pedagogies, deaf culture, deaf identities, sign language, as well as on the analysis of other films about deaf people conducted by Thoma (2004). Both films are classified as drama, and particular attention was given to how deaf characters are represented, highlighting scenes showing the difficulties deaf people face in a hearing society. It is worth noting that in the end of both films the deaf characters manage to speak and hear. The pedagogical impact of these films is questioned as they show that the deaf may be able to speak and hear after using Sign Language. Deaf representations, deaf education and sign language are present in both films, although there is a difference in approach between them.
dc.language Portuguese
dc.language Spanish
dc.publisher Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
dc.relation http://www.revistas2.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/715/655
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1809-4031
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1809-4309
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source Práxis Educativa, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 177-184 (2009)
dc.subject Films
dc.subject Education of deaf people
dc.subject Sign Language
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Films about the deaf: the representations of deaf and sign languages
dc.type article


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