I don’t mind the royal blue, red and white colors of my regalia but the very large logo kind of ruins the gravitas. I feel like such a wonk in it.

NEW FELLOWSHIP FOR 2025
We are delighted to announce a new fellowship opportunity in 2025 to mark the 90th anniversary of the British Council 🎉

We are offering two 12-month Fellowships for international early career researchers (at £2,500 per month) starting in January.
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“Several said that they actively didn’t respond to emails, or acted in an exaggerated disorganised manner. This meant they were assigned fewer tasks, but were also less frequently asked, and thus got away without doing service.”
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DEAF MOBILITY STUDIES is now available for preorder! In this forthcoming volume, five deaf ethnographers journeyed alongside their participants to delve into diverse experiences—ranging from career advancements and marriages to tourism and the challenges faced by deaf refugees.

More Dr Deaf workshops in 2024! Spring and Winter Writing Retreat and a new PhD Deaf. Two new facilitators joining us! Dr marta morgado and Dr Peter Hauser Peter Hauser Spring Writing Retreat registrations open until 30 April. bit.ly/4awkPLm Transcript in comments.

Our review of 101 sign language AI papers reveals systemic biases in the current state of the research and misalignment with broader deaf languaging patterns. Some of these biases are now baked-in as standards. Time for Deaf-led research to shape the future of sign language AI.

“Individually, research projects have to balance limited resources. Our analysis suggests that collectively, however, decisions on where to concentrate resources are biased by what hearing researchers consider important, not what best serves Deaf stakeholders and language.”

We are thrilled to announce a PhD position available in Sign Language at Stockholm University. Application deadline: 15 April, 2024. Check this link: su.se/english/about-…

phenomenal scholar & human urges us “Deaf Studies’ might make it seem like ‘deaf’ is the most important identity. But … should draw together a wide range of studies on deaf people, studying how “being deaf” exists in a wide variety of identity constellations & social contexts.”

Hello! Applications for #EUMASLI5 open, closing 1 March to start Sept 2024 Prof Jemina Napier, PhD, FAHA, FAcSS, FASLI Dr Robert A Skinner Annelies Kusters & Dr Robert Adam (he/him) sign name 'R-A' 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 from Heriot-Watt University will be teaching with revised curriculum & taught in International Sign, with cutting edge research in interpreting & deaf studies

Like clockwork, deaf social media erupts with spleen and ire at the networks for not showing the signers. This happens Every. Single. Year. It’s a tradition by now. Like families gathering around the table to eat turkey. 🦃

Conference interpreters and coordinators, read this thread.

On February 23, join us for “Time & Revolution,” a multidisciplinary symposium where scholars, artists, and activists will come together to reflect on how the time of revolution and impasse disrupts neat boundaries between past, present, and future.

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Did you know that UK Parliament has a designated YouTube BSL channel? This is one way to follow parliament’s work - remember they work for you. #BSL youtube.com/playlist?list=…

🗣️Sharing another exciting opportunity for scholars interested in evaluating the economic and health consequence of incarceration. $102-110k salary for up to 3 years, and (seemingly) no citizenship restrictions. Please share w/ your networks

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