SIGNING BLACK in AMERICA ♥★
Monday, Jan 18, 2021 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 am
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SIGNING BLACK in AMERICA is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. Largely unknown to outsiders, Black ASL has become a symbol of solidarity and a vital part of identity within the Black Deaf community.
The film runtime is 30 minutes and will be followed y a Q+A with Walt Wolfram, executive producer and Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University, where he also directs the North Carolina Language and Life project.
MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 8:30AM PACIFIC TIME
Contact fogartyj@uci.edu for Zoom meeting details.
Hosted by the Bilingualism, Mind, and Brain Lab
Department of Language Science