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The Drs. John S. & Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center researches, documents, and shares the lived experiences of deaf people via film, photography, and written narrative. Projects are always collaborative ventures with students, faculty, staff, alumni, colleagues, and community members.
We’re always open to new ideas and opportunities – please feel free to contact us with stories, ideas, or resources.
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Eugenics and the American Experience
Screenings and discussion: Monday, October 1 at 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Andrew Foster Auditorium and at 7:30 p.m. in Chapel Hall. This powerful documentary focuses on a small Tennessee town in the heart of the Bible Belt as it grapples with discrimination...
Screenings and discussion: Monday, October 29 at 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Andrew Foster Auditorium and at 7:30 p.m. in Chapel Hall. As much an immigration history as a culinary detective story, this ebullient documentary uses the ubiquitous Americanized dish, General Tso's chicken,...
Screenings and discussion: Monday, October 8 at 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Andrew Foster Auditorium and at 7:30 p.m. in Chapel Hall. In this series, Steve James, co-producer of the acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams, turns his camera on the struggles of the Nwidor...
The Central Park Five documentary raises important questions about race and class, the failings of our criminal justice system, legal protections for vulnerable juveniles, and basic human rights. You can also watch the full film, captioned, via Kanopy Streaming online by clicking here. Click "Watch...
Screenings and discussion: Monday, September 24 at 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Andrew Foster Auditorium and 7:30 p.m. in Chapel Hall. Episode 4 of this acclaimed series examines the great wave of immigration that began in the late 19th century, tripled New York's...
Screenings and discussion: Monday, October 22 at 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Andrew Foster Auditorium and at 7:30 p.m. in Chapel Hall. Filmed over the course of a year, this documentary follows the family of Sandra and Bautista Ortiz, hardworking immigrants living frugally...
Halifax Explosion: The Deaf Experience The Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center presents the screening of Halifax Explosion: The Deaf Experience. Tuesday, October 9, 2018 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm JSAC 1011 Following the screening, there will be a Q &...
Screenings and discussion: Monday, October 15 at 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Andrew Foster Auditorium and at 7:30 p.m. in Chapel Hall. Beginning with the reflection that "Once, there was no such thing as an illegal immigrant. If you could get here, you...
Gallaudet University received a $1,300 award to host a six-week program series funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities entitled "Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience.” This series was a six-week public program featuring documentary film screenings and...
In the 2018-2019 academic year Gallaudet University hosted Becoming American: A Documentary Film Series on Our Immigration Experience. For six weeks in the fall semester the Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center, in collaboration with the National Deaf Life Museum and...