WHAT?: Visual Interpretations of the Miscommunication Between the Hearing and Deaf

Author

Virginia Shou, Virginia Commonwealth University

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25772/VZ86-F729

Defense Date

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Department

Design

First Advisor

John Malinoski

Second Advisor

Brooke Chornyak

Third Advisor

Carlton Newton

Abstract

This thesis visualizes the communication challenges both latent and obvious of my daily life as a hard of hearing individual. By focusing on a variety of experiences and examples I demonstrate the implications of a hard of hearing individual’s life. The prints, objects and videos that I have created for my visual thesis aim to enrich the understanding of a broader public on issues regularly faced by Deaf people. At the heart of my work my goal is to generate mutual empathy between the hearing and the Deaf.

Rights

© The Author

Is Part Of

VCU University Archives

Is Part Of

VCU Theses and Dissertations

Date of Submission

5-24-2013