Raymond Luczak
Author
Language
English
Description
"For over a decade, Raymond Luczak, author of Silence is a Four-Letter Word: on Art & Deafness, has been interviewing Deaf and hard of hearing artists and their allies about their creative and arts accessibility work. This volume features over 70 people sharing what it means to be an artist who happens to be different."--Back cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Raymond Luczak shares stories from his days growing up as a deaf gay man in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and learning signs in secret, trying to follow the music on the radio in order to be cool like his hearing classmates, and feeling clueless whenever gay cultural icons like the Village People, Queen, and Bette Midler were promoted in his small hometown. After he graduated from high school and enrolled at Gallaudet University, the world's only university...
Language
Sign Language
Description
Nathie Marbury, a deaf legend, was born the 16th of 17 children to parents in Mississippi who didn't believe in education. She eventually earned three college degrees and, in this DVD, she shares stories about her early life where she "sang" in the church choir, and her school years where classmates actually tried to rub off her blackness, and later where she tried out for the Gallaudet football team. Her stories and observations are rich in humor...
Author
Language
Sign Language
Description
Guy Wonder is a third-generation deaf man who has led a captivating life. He shares funny and sad stories about growing up in a deaf family and in a deaf school, stories about becoming an artist in New York City, and later about his life after moving to San Francisco. He and the director of the movie present a conversation about his art in metal work and about signing creativity.