A Key to the World

Eyes - EAN : 9782955782552

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EAN : 9782955782552

Paru le : 23 juil. 2019

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Résumé : I spent my first 30 years without direction, meandering aimlessly between family life, school and social life. I considered myself insignificant and I did not see myself as having anything of value. When I encountered what were then called “gestures”, this did not really call into question the life I was leading, which consisted of suffering and frustrations.
But one day my path led me to a different door, to the door of the Village Tower at the Château de Vincennes on the east side of Paris. I took the challenge to push open that heavy door. Walking through that door was a decisive moment and because of taking that first step, my life was changed forever.
Biographie : Victor Abbou is an invaluable witness to the period in France which is called the Deaf Awakening. His story is a treasure trove of archival material of that period, as he was one of the trailblazers in so many fields: actor, activist, trainer and teacher of future interpreters studying at the university. In doing all of this, he created bridges between two worlds, the world of the deaf and the world of the hearing, which were in close proximity but which were separated by a great chasm. Victor’s story also shines a light on the key role played by several Americans who contributed significant sparks which ignited the French Deaf Awakening. This Franco-American connection in contemporary Deaf history is yet another bridge which Victor Abbou’s story documents in great detail.