Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality

  • Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality
  • 0 Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality
  • 1 Pretest: Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality 5:00
  • 2 On Being a Change Agent 24:00
  • 3 Addressing Our Bias 44:00
  • 4 Understanding Subjection 60:00
  • 5 Subjection: Understanding Kyriarchy 17:00
  • 6 Question: What are the Other Systems of Oppression? 6:00
  • 7 Subjection: Understanding Intersectionality 30:00
  • 8 Subjection in the Deaf Communities 24:00
  • 9 Subjection in the Deaf and Interpreting Communities 5:00
  • 10 Our Intent to Change 21:00
  • 11 Posttest: Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality (Duplicate) 5:00
  • Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality
  • 0 Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality
  • 1 Pretest: Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality 5:00
  • 2 On Being a Change Agent 24:00
  • 3 Addressing Our Bias 44:00
  • 4 Understanding Subjection 60:00
  • 5 Subjection: Understanding Kyriarchy 17:00
  • 6 Question: What are the Other Systems of Oppression? 6:00
  • 7 Subjection: Understanding Intersectionality 30:00
  • 8 Subjection in the Deaf Communities 24:00
  • 9 Subjection in the Deaf and Interpreting Communities 5:00
  • 10 Our Intent to Change 21:00
  • 11 Posttest: Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality (Duplicate) 5:00

Social Consciousness in Sign Language Interpreting: An Examination of Bias, Subjection, and Intersectionality

The aim of this class is to assist you in becoming a socially conscious sign language interpreter. You will be encouraged to explore your thoughts, language ideology, and social justice. A brief overview of a historical and linguistic study on Black ASL and the social context of black deaf consumers and black sign language interpreters.

Learning Objectives

  1. Recognize the implicit bias in our personal and professional lives.
  2. Understand and compare intersectionality and kyriarchy.
  3. Analyze the social context of the racial demographics within our professions and communities.

This Professional Studies (PS) topic is approved as focused on Power, Privilege, and Oppression (PPO).

Lessons : 11
Videos : 9 videos
Completion time : 241 minutes
Taking class : 104 users
Downloads : 9 files
CEU : .35
Available on : Mobile, tablet, desktop
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Joseph Hill

Joseph Hill is an assistant professor in the Department of ASL and Interpreter Education at National Technical Institute for the Deaf at RIT. His areas of interest include the socio-historical and -linguistic aspects of the African-American variety of American Sign Language and attitudes toward signing varieties in the American Deaf community.


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