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Deaf culture to be humorously seen through eyes of deaf comedian tonight
Parini Shah
Issue date: 4/16/09 Section: Focus
With his Bill Nye lab coat and thick rimmed glasses, "Prof. Glick" as he is called, will attempt to school UConn students on deaf culture through his "DEAFology 101" class today in the Student Union ballroom. Ken Glickman, who is a well- known figure in the deaf community, is bringing his comedy show to Storrs to educated people on and illuminate the situations and experiences of deaf people in today's world. Throughout the show he will pose questions, ideas and present situations through a comical eye to bring the "hearies" into the "deafies'" world.
In his "DEAFology 101" class, Glickman will sign (with voice) stories and skits about growing up as a deaf person and what "normal" hearing experiences feel like for the deaf. In his routine he covers all subjects from deaf games, "pot," driving and various other everyday situations. The goal of his comedy series is to help bridge gaps between the hearing world and the deaf world.
Throughout his act he places the audience in the role of a deaf person, making them think differently. According to his Web site, Deafology.com, the routine was created in the mid 80s after publishing his first book, "DEAFinitions," when during interviews he was asked to explain the meanings of some of the proverbs. This eventually blossomed into the hour- long comedy show being put on today.
Prof. Glick gets his name from being a professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and at Gallaudet University in the 1980s. After working and teaching for IBM, Glickman created DEAFinitely yours studios and authored the Deaf Proverbs series. In these books, Glickman humorously writes about thoughts and insights about deaf culture and his life with the hopes that it will help hearing people to understand and learn more about deaf culture. Glickman is this year's speaker for Deaf Awareness Day, which is run by the ASL IV students at UConn. The event will also have a skit preformed by the American Sigh Language IV students called, "Deaf Oz."
In his "DEAFology 101" class, Glickman will sign (with voice) stories and skits about growing up as a deaf person and what "normal" hearing experiences feel like for the deaf. In his routine he covers all subjects from deaf games, "pot," driving and various other everyday situations. The goal of his comedy series is to help bridge gaps between the hearing world and the deaf world.
Throughout his act he places the audience in the role of a deaf person, making them think differently. According to his Web site, Deafology.com, the routine was created in the mid 80s after publishing his first book, "DEAFinitions," when during interviews he was asked to explain the meanings of some of the proverbs. This eventually blossomed into the hour- long comedy show being put on today.
Prof. Glick gets his name from being a professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and at Gallaudet University in the 1980s. After working and teaching for IBM, Glickman created DEAFinitely yours studios and authored the Deaf Proverbs series. In these books, Glickman humorously writes about thoughts and insights about deaf culture and his life with the hopes that it will help hearing people to understand and learn more about deaf culture. Glickman is this year's speaker for Deaf Awareness Day, which is run by the ASL IV students at UConn. The event will also have a skit preformed by the American Sigh Language IV students called, "Deaf Oz."
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