Events

Past Event

Annelies Kusters - Understanding Compromised and Compromises of Understanding

October 23, 2024
2:10 PM - 4:00 PM
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Schermerhorn Extension (Room 963), Columbia University, 1190 Amsterdam Avenue, New York

Event Description

How much does understanding matter when communicating across diverse languages and contexts? In International Sign (IS)—a translingual form of communication used by deaf people across national sign language borders—understanding is a constant negotiation. An ethnographic film bring to life the moments where deaf people grapple with IS at international events, highlighting the real dilemmas that arise when participants have different fluency levels and varying expectations of what it means to understand something.

Event Speaker

Annelies Kusters, Professor of Sociolinguistics at Heriot-Watt University,

Event Information

Free and open to the public. No registration required, however outside guests must email Rosalind Morris at [email protected] at least 36 hours before the event to ensure campus access. For more information, please visit the event webpage.

Hosted by the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University.