DISCUSSION
IN COLLABORATION WITH NYU CINEMA STUDIES, THE CENTER FOR DISABILITY STUDIES & THE NYU LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
WEDNESDAY / MAY 2 / 6:30PM
Michelson Theater, 6th floor, Department of Cinema Studies, 721 Broadway
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: WHAT BLINDNESS BRINGS TO FILM
Georgina Kleege (University of California Berkeley, English and Disability Studies)
Audio description seeks to make visual media, such as film, accessible to people who are blind and visually impaired. Unfortunately, the standard practices seemed based on a very limited understanding of what blind people can conceptualize about the visible world. Using cinematic examples, this talk will critique the current standards and speculate on ways filmmakers and film scholars might use this interpretative medium to improve aesthetic and intellectual access for all audiences of film.
PLEASE RSVP HERE or contact Kevin Gotkin at kgotkin@nyu.edu.
This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited. The space is wheelchair accessible and CART will be provided. For further accommodations, please contact: kgotkin@nyu.edu.
Image description: Two middle-aged women seated in a movie theater, one with a guide dog and the other with a white cane, sit with headphones on absorbed in audio description. Photo: Rohan Thomson courtesy of The Canberra Times.