Oh, don't mind me, I'm just excited. RID has put up the website with info about this summer's biennial conference in San Antonio. Of course, I wouldn't mind being there now (not that a snow day is such a bad thing), but it'll be gorgeous in July, too. :-)
Eileen's and my workshop is the very last one (alphabetical order, go figure!) on p. 19 of the pdf. But you can read it here...
ìWhy Bother? The Interpreter, Impartiality, and Group Dynamicsî
- Stephanie Jo Kent and Eileen Forestal ñ Extended Workshop
This interactive workshop will involve interpreters in deep reflection and discussion about the influence of our on-the-job performance upon group dynamics and power relations among a) deaf and hearing interlocutors, b) among all interlocutors and the interpreter(s), and c) between deaf interlocutors and the interpreter(s). Two different video stimuli will be shown. One set of video clips will be actual performances of interpreting that highlight decisions made on-the-spot and in-the-moment. These will be complemented with interview data from participating interpreters and both deaf and hearing interlocutors. The second set of video clips is a meta-dialogue constructed from a series of on-going interviews with deaf persons and interpreters. Information from both sets of video clips will be combined to explore notions of impartiality and decisionmaking about group/communication dynamics.
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