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British Academy Lecture: The sign language myth by Professor Annelies Kusters

Venue: Curtis Auditorium

Date: Apr 25th 2024

Time: 17:30

Price: Free

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Sign language is not universal – hundreds of different types are used throughout the world – but could there be one common system that everyone could understand? Could International Sign be that language – the answer to global signed communication? The lecture will be illustrated with clips from ethnographic films the speaker has directed.