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Una Vida Sin Palabras
directed by Adam Isenberg, fl. 2011; produced by Senem Tüzen, fl. 2010 and Adam Isenberg, fl. 2011 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2011), 1 hour 15 mins
What would life be like without language? For too many deaf people raised in rural outposts, access to a sign-language community is denied and they are condemned to a life without words. Such injustice deserves our attention and is explored with care in this haunting story of two deaf siblings, Dulce Maria (28) an...
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directed by Adam Isenberg, fl. 2011; produced by Senem Tüzen, fl. 2010 and Adam Isenberg, fl. 2011 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2011), 1 hour 15 mins
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What would life be like without language? For too many deaf people raised in rural outposts, access to a sign-language community is denied and they are condemned to a life without words. Such injustice deserves our attention and is explored with care in this haunting story of two deaf siblings, Dulce Maria (28) and Francisco (22), who have been raised their entire lives without access to any written, spoken, or signed language on a farm in northe...
What would life be like without language? For too many deaf people raised in rural outposts, access to a sign-language community is denied and they are condemned to a life without words. Such injustice deserves our attention and is explored with care in this haunting story of two deaf siblings, Dulce Maria (28) and Francisco (22), who have been raised their entire lives without access to any written, spoken, or signed language on a farm in northern Nicaragua. They are visited by a Deaf sign-language teacher who works for a local NGO and is determined to teach the siblings their first words. As the two begin their awakening to language, their resistance is clear, but so is their marvel at the teacher and this process. Their stories are interwoven with the economic and familial history of their family. As we enter their isolated world, uncomfortable questions arise about education, psychology, language, ethics, class, and NGO work. With an unsettling mix of tragedy and hope, this moving work avoids hard and fast answers to the challenging questions it poses.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Senem Tüzen, fl. 2010, Adam Isenberg, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Adam Isenberg, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Nicaraguans
Copyright Message
Copyright © Zela Film, 2011
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