RADSCC - ASL Lecture Series
ASL Lecture Series
RIT ASL and Deaf Studies Community Center
The ASL Lecture Series invites presenters on topics related to ASL, Deaf Culture, Deaf community/history, sign language research, linguistics, ASL Literature, ASL/English Interpretation, research, teaching and learning.
(For Professional Development)
The ASL Lecture Series is designed to:
- provide professional and communication development on ASL and Deaf culture
- encourage signing in public spaces
- motivate audiences to learn more about ASL and Deaf culture
- offer opportunities to experience formal (academic) signing/presentations
The ASL Lecture Series presentations and flyers in chart format:
ASL Lecture Series Chart
The Deaf Culture Series presentations:
Deaf Culture Series
Presentations
Click on images to view presentations. View flyer displays the event flyer if available.
Bridging Worlds: The Role of a Trilingual Interpreter in American Sign Language
03/21/2025
Brenda Flores
03/21/2025
Brenda Flores
Wild Saga: Adventures Beyond Barriers
10/31/2024
Brandon Call
10/31/2024
Brandon Call
LIS - Italian Sign Language in the USA: a bridge between cultures
10/11/2024
Stina De Vito and Diletta Coppola
10/11/2024
Stina De Vito and Diletta Coppola
Deaf Centered Interpreting: The answer we've been looking for?
03/29/2024
Thomas Holcomb
03/29/2024
Thomas Holcomb
Higher Education and Sign Language Policy by and for Deaf Students
01/26/2024
Edgar Corres Veras
01/26/2024
Edgar Corres Veras
Deaf Life in Germany: An Exploration
09/15/2023
Andreas Bittner
09/15/2023
Andreas Bittner
Signplaying
04/13/2023
Eric Epstein
04/13/2023
Eric Epstein
The History of the Philadelphia ASL Community
02/10/2023
Dr. Jami Fisher and June Goodwin
02/10/2023
Dr. Jami Fisher and June Goodwin
Deaf Wisdom: How Deaf People Shaped My Career
09/16/2022
Dan Veltri
09/16/2022
Dan Veltri
The Juxtaposition of Sign Language Policy
04/15/2022
Tawney Holmes Hlibok
04/15/2022
Tawney Holmes Hlibok
Deaf Villains in Hollywood Films and TV Productions
01/28/2022
Ben Jarashow
01/28/2022
Ben Jarashow
Special Presentation: Franco-American Partnership
12/09/2021
Naturale, Kurz, Golaszewski
12/09/2021
Naturale, Kurz, Golaszewski
From the Whole to the Parts
11/05/2021
Keith Gamache
11/05/2021
Keith Gamache
Co-Navigating with ASL
09/02/2021
Barbara Spiecker
09/02/2021
Barbara Spiecker
Breaking the Barriers: My Journey as an Actor
04/12/2021
Daniel Durant
04/12/2021
Daniel Durant
A Journey of Diverse Communication
02/24/2021
Korian "Koko" Thomas
02/24/2021
Korian "Koko" Thomas
Imposter Syndrome and Victories
02/19/2021
Leah Geer Zarchy
02/19/2021
Leah Geer Zarchy
Shaping My Identity
10/16/2020
Jeremy Lee Stone
10/16/2020
Jeremy Lee Stone
The World Through the Eyes of a De’VIA Artist
02/14/2020
David Call
02/14/2020
David Call
Deaf Interpreters: Central Players in Healthcare Access
01/31/2020
Donna Guardino
01/31/2020
Donna Guardino
What Color is Your Soul?
11/08/2019
Mia Sanchez
11/08/2019
Mia Sanchez
Orature in the Black Deaf Community
04/08/2019
Earl Terry
04/08/2019
Earl Terry
Disability Access and the Federal Communications Commission
03/28/2019
Suzy Rosen
03/28/2019
Suzy Rosen
Climate Change and the Deaf Earth
03/06/2019
Caroline Solomon
03/06/2019
Caroline Solomon
Telling Your Story: The Power of Connecting Across Languages and Cultures
02/27/2019
Roberta Mather
02/27/2019
Roberta Mather
Larwan Berke’s Life: Tech What?
01/30/2019
Larwan Berke
01/30/2019
Larwan Berke
Changing with the Times After 50 Years
10/12/2018
Sam and Barbara Ray Holcomb
10/12/2018
Sam and Barbara Ray Holcomb
How the "Eyes" Read Sign Language
09/20/2018
Rain Bosworth
09/20/2018
Rain Bosworth
Debugging my Interpreter Operating System: the other "iOS"
04/09/2018
Aaron Brace
04/09/2018
Aaron Brace
International Issues for People with Disabilities: Focus on Philippines & Japan
04/06/2018
Soya Mori
04/06/2018
Soya Mori
"Flying" Through Barriers at NASA
03/06/2018
Johanna Lucht
03/06/2018
Johanna Lucht
Chasing your Dream, One Step at a Time
02/07/2018
Michael Conrad
02/07/2018
Michael Conrad
Crossing Over
11/10/2017
Norma Moran
11/10/2017
Norma Moran
LEAD-K: Getting Kids Kindergarten-Ready
04/26/2017
Dr. Roz Rosen
04/26/2017
Dr. Roz Rosen
The Naked Truth: Reclaim Power of Self
03/23/2017
Storm Smith [RIT login required**]
03/23/2017
Storm Smith [RIT login required**]
The Effects of Language Experience on the Development of Number Representations in Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and Hearing Children
03/07/2017
Marie Coppola
03/07/2017
Marie Coppola
The Value of Deaf Elders
02/27/2017
Nancy Hlibok Amann
02/27/2017
Nancy Hlibok Amann
Value of ASL Literature
11/04/2016
Benjamin Bahan [RIT login required**]
11/04/2016
Benjamin Bahan [RIT login required**]
Sociolinguistic Features of "Academic ASL"
04/21/2016
Raychelle Harris [RIT login required**]
04/21/2016
Raychelle Harris [RIT login required**]
Black De'VIA
02/25/2016
Takiyah Harris
02/25/2016
Takiyah Harris
Tapping into the Cognitive Processes
12/02/2015
Debra Russell
12/02/2015
Debra Russell
Deaf Citizens: Perspectives from the Sub-Saharan Africa
11/16/2015
Khadijat Rashid
11/16/2015
Khadijat Rashid
Resilience of Deaf students in Postsecondary Education
09/16/2015
Dr. Kim Kurz and Dr. Jason Listman [RIT login required**]
09/16/2015
Dr. Kim Kurz and Dr. Jason Listman [RIT login required**]
America’s Constructed Image of Deaf People as Drawn from Newspaper Articles on Cochlear Implantation
03/19/2015
Flavia Fleischer
03/19/2015
Flavia Fleischer
A Long Strange Journey - Reflections on 10 Years of Deafhood Developments
11/10/2014
Paddy Ladd
11/10/2014
Paddy Ladd
The Science of ASL Storytelling
05/05/2014
Melissa Malzkuhn
05/05/2014
Melissa Malzkuhn
Legacy of Dummy Hoy
03/06/2014
Scott Farrell
03/06/2014
Scott Farrell
World Federation of the Deaf and Language Rights
04/16/2014
Liisa Kauppinen
04/16/2014
Liisa Kauppinen
Laurent Clerc’s Perspectives of Sign Language
12/02/2013
Chris Kurz and Albert Hlibok
12/02/2013
Chris Kurz and Albert Hlibok
Introduction to American Deaf Culture
10/17/2013
Thomas Holcomb
10/17/2013
Thomas Holcomb
The People of the Eye – Deaf Ethnicity and Ancestry
04/02/2012
Dr. Harlan Lane
04/02/2012
Dr. Harlan Lane
Deaf Jewish Life in Germany and Eastern Europe during the 1940’s
05/02/2011
Mark Zaurov
05/02/2011
Mark Zaurov
The New Normal: Deaf-Gain and Biocultural Diversity
04/01/2011
Dirksen Bauman
04/01/2011
Dirksen Bauman
Deaf Nikkei Incarceration in US Concentration Camps during WWII
03/30/2011
Newby Ely
03/30/2011
Newby Ely
Are Some ASL Signs 1000 Years Old?
03/11/2011
Dr. Keith M. Cagle
03/11/2011
Dr. Keith M. Cagle
Deaf Culture Centre "Vision to Reality"
04/16/2010
Anita Small and Joanne Cripps
04/16/2010
Anita Small and Joanne Cripps
Biological Research Can Illuminate Dark Corners of Deaf Studies
2010
Dr. Harry G. Lang
2010
Dr. Harry G. Lang
Tracing Deafhood: Exploring the Origins and Spread of Deaf Cultural Identity
04/25/2008
Dr. Jordan Eickman
04/25/2008
Dr. Jordan Eickman
Storytelling through Art
04/20/2006
Guy Wonder
04/20/2006
Guy Wonder
Language Contact*
03/14/2003
David Quintos-Pozos
03/14/2003
David Quintos-Pozos
Cinematic Techniques in ASL*
05/05/2000
Dr. H-Dirksen Bauman
05/05/2000
Dr. H-Dirksen Bauman
Semiotics Analysis of ASL Poetry*
04/07/2000
Cynthia Campbell
04/07/2000
Cynthia Campbell
Sign Me Alice and Me: Deaf Hearing Relations on Multiple Levels
2000
Pat DeCaro [RIT login required**]
2000
Pat DeCaro [RIT login required**]
Opening Eyes*
1998
Karen Christie and Dorothy Wilkins
1998
Karen Christie and Dorothy Wilkins
Representations*
1996
Dr. William Stokoe
1996
Dr. William Stokoe
Finding Myself as a Deaf Adult*
1991
Clayton Valli
1991
Clayton Valli
Acting with ASL
1990
Mike Lamitola
1990
Mike Lamitola
Historical Sketch of Sign Language
1988
Brenda Liebman Aron
1988
Brenda Liebman Aron
Transcription Systems and Sign Language*
1988
Scott Liddell
1988
Scott Liddell
Creating Original ASL Poetry*
1987
Patrick Graybill
1987
Patrick Graybill
Translation as an Educational Tool*
1987
Patrick GrayBill
1987
Patrick GrayBill
* The ASL Poetry and Literature project is supported by a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The project manager is Joan Naturale, NTID and Deaf Studies Archive Liaison Librarian. Materials are from the RIT/NTID Deaf Studies Archives. Attribution-NonCommericial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND.
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