Public Lecture 30 April: “Deaf people and Cities in terms of Social Identity"

Centre for Deaf Studies
School of Linguistics, Speech and Communication Sciences,
Trinity College Dublin
Public Lecture

“Deaf people and Cities in terms of Social Identity”

presented by
Ms Gill Harold
Doctoral Student, UCC

Thursday 30th April
7 pm to 9 pm
Ui Chadhain Theatre, Room 2041B, Trinity College Dublin

‘Are Deaf people granted the right to a city without sound?’1

Through examining performances of identity in workplaces and spaces of leisure from the Deaf perspective, the paper aims to uncover how Deaf-friendly city spaces really are, and ultimately to promote dialogue between ideas propounded in Deaf Studies and geography, which have much in common, and much to offer each other. Overall, such a discussion seeks to evolve contemporary debates around equity of access to urban spaces for all citizens.

Interpretation will be provided