150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog

Reflections and Appreciation
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The conference ended nearly two months ago. This blog must, therefore, also come to an end. I'll be closing the comments fairly soon, but the blog itself (and its individual posts/entries) will remain indefinitely. While it was not a ground-breaking conference (there have been other Deaf history conferences, most notably Deaf History International's (DHI) [...]
Sat, Jun 09 2007

A Conversation with Paddy Ladd
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The interviews with our previous keynote speakers, Dr. James M. McPherson and Dr. I. King Jordan, were successful, with both conversations allowing deeper examination of their respective keynote speeches, as well as some insights into the speakers and their thoughts on Deaf history. Now I wish to present the final keynote speaker interview: my conversation with Dr. [...]
Fri, May 25 2007

Van Cleve and My Thoughts on Filming
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Paddy Ladd's keynote speech led to observations and opinions, both in person at the conference and in the comments section of the keynote post on this blog, about whether filming of presentations should be allowed. Naturally, quite a few people felt the conference presentations should be filmed, and rumors spread that control by interpreters was the reason for [...]
Fri, May 25 2007

Blackwell: Laura C. Redden: Public Poet
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We have finished two of the three speakers. Now Ripley's colleague Lucille Blackwell will also speak on Laura Redden Searing. Her presentation is titled "Laura C. Redden: Public Poet." Blackwell: Harry Lang spoke about Redden's interaction with the Lincolns and her life as a journalist; I will talk about the other part of her life as a poet. [...]
Mon, May 07 2007

Lang: I Considered Him My Friend
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We're in the middle of the final panel, and Ripley has left the stage. Now Teresa Burke introduces Harry Lang, who is probably best known for A Phone of Our Own: The Deaf Insurrection Against Ma Bell. He was, as was previously noted yesterday, the senior advisor for "Through Deaf Eyes." Lang will also talk about Laura Redden. His presentation is [...]
Mon, May 07 2007

Ripley: Connecting Laura Redden
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We finally took a break after a long afternoon. Everyone was glad to have a few minutes to stretch, get a drink, use the restroom, chat, and help the catering reduce the amount of food on the table to zero. I spent the time perusing the books available at the Gallaudet University Press table. Since they were offering a discount for conference-goers, I was seriously [...]
Mon, May 07 2007

Vodounou: Influence of Gallaudet
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The second and final speaker in the panel "Gallaudet's Global Influence" is Victor Vodounou. His paper will discuss "The Influence of Gallaudet on Education, Language, and Culture of Deaf People in French-Speaking West African Countries." Vodounou: I decided to do research on Africa and Gallaudet's influence after I heard about this [...]
Sat, May 05 2007

Hartig: The French Connection
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We've just finished the previous panel, and according to the schedule, we're supposed to have a break. But Brian Greenwald is on stage, and is making an announcement. Greenwald says that yet again, we're a bit behind schedule, so there's no break now– we're going straight to the next panel, and then we'll break. This next [...]
Sat, May 05 2007

Baynton: The Intersection of Deaf Education and Immigration...
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We are now going to hear the final speaker from the panel "Interpreting Deaf History." William Ennis again takes the stage to introduce Douglas Baynton, whose paper is titled "The Intersection of Deaf Education and Immigration Policy." Baynton: My research lately has been largely on immigration, and I've found stories of deaf people that [...]
Fri, May 04 2007

Murray: Gallaudet College and American Deaf Citizenship
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The next speaker in this particular panel is Joe Murray. His paper is titled, "Gallaudet College and American Deaf Citizenship in the Progressive Era." I'm going to present today on American citizenship during the Progressive era. I'll be examining this through the prism of Gallaudet. My research focused on the annual reports from approximately [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Lane, Pillard, Hedberg: Deaf Lives in Maine 150 Years Ago
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We all adjourned for lunch after the panel session this morning, and now we're back in the auditorium for the final afternoon of papers and presentations. This afternoon we have three panels, and several presentations within. The first panel is "Interpreting Deaf History." But before we are treated to the papers and presenters themselves, Brian [...]
Wed, May 02 2007

Panel Discussion: Through Deaf Eyes
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Gene Mirus is moderating this panel on "Through Deaf Eyes" this morning. While most of us have seen it (and a number that didn't, or wanted to see it again, saw it last night in the auditorium here at GUKCC), it'll be interesting to see what an academically-oriented panel has to say. Additionally, Larry Hott, the producer/director of the film, [...]
Sun, Apr 29 2007

Keynote by Paddy Ladd: Deafhood
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog It's a gray, rainy morning in D.C. Not the kind of day to make the commute to work! But for many of us here, our commute consists of taking the elevator downstairs. We've had our final breakfasts, and talked about what we were up to last night, whether watching "Through Deaf Eyes," taking in the revival of "Sign Me Alice," catching [...]
Fri, Apr 20 2007

Olson: The Thomas H. Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell Statue
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The last presenter in the panel on religion, Meredith Filiatreault, isn't with us today, so Brian Greenwald and the committee chairs have rearranged the schedule and offered the slot to Gallaudet Archives employee Michael Olson, whose presentation yesterday was aborted due to the power outage. So today's final speaker will be Olson. Roberto Sanchez quickly [...]
Mon, Apr 16 2007

A Conversation with I. King Jordan
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog I had several ideas for this conference, but I also received suggestions as to what to do in addition to covering the presentations. One idea was to conduct interviews when possible. Yesterday, I interviewed the first keynote speaker, Dr. James McPherson. I decided I'd try to interview the other keynote speakers as well. Thus, here is my conversation with our [...]
Mon, Apr 16 2007

Olney: Gallaudet Valedictorian Influences Deaf Midwesterners
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Roberto Sanchez is now introducing our next speaker, Kent Olney. His presentation is "Gallaudet Valedictorian Influences Deaf Midwesterners: The Story of Philip Hasenstab." Just as Bambach delivered a biographical sketch of a 19th century Deaf clergyman, so Olney will do the same, albeit not in the first person. His subject is the Reverend Philip [...]
Sat, Apr 14 2007

Bambach: Reverend Jacob Koehler's Kendall Green Connection
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We've just returned from our break, where everyone dutifully helped to ensure the plates of fruit and baked goods remained as empty as possible, and consumed their fair share of coffee. We're now entering the final panel of the day, "Religion and the American Deaf Community." Gallaudet History department member Roberto Sanchez will introduce [...]
Sat, Apr 14 2007

Edwards: I Junked It and Never Wore It Since
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The panel, "Identity Perceptions and Discourse" is under way, with the first panelist Christopher Krentz introducing his audience to "double-consciousness." Now Dirksen Bauman is introducing NTID´s Rebecca Edwards, an Associate Professor of History, who will present her paper, "I Junked It and Never Wore It Since: The Place of Gallaudet in the Technological Debates of [...]
Sat, Apr 14 2007

Krentz: John Carlin and Deaf Double-Consciousness
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Dirksen Bauman takes the stage and introduces Chris Krentz, a Deaf professor at the University of Virginia; Bauman notes that this fall, Krentz will publish a book based on his dissertation, called "Writing Deafness." I´m going to talk about Deaf writers from the 19th century, with the specific subject being John Carlin. I want to first introduce to you a theory [...]
Fri, Apr 13 2007

Bragg and Gates: Lydia Sigourney
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We have returned from lunch, and we´re all ready for the afternoon sessions. Dirksen Bauman is now introducing Lois Bragg and Diana Gates, who will present on "Lydia Sigourney." [It is a lecture combined with PowerPoint, but it does mean that there is considerable information both on the screen and directly from Bragg and Gates, which means sometimes it´s hard to [...]
Thu, Apr 12 2007

Bahan and Bauman, Conclusion
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Brian Greenwald takes the stage and announces that there will be no break.  Instead, we'll let Bauman and Bahan resume their presentation. Ben says that we want the lights to stay on too, this time [audience laughter].  Bahan: we'll start where we left off yesterday. Hansel Bauman will do the majority of today's portion of our presentation. [...]
Thu, Apr 12 2007

Parker and Lee: Gender Interpretations
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The second keynote speech has concluded; tomorrow, we'll be listening to Paddy Ladd and his presentation on Deafhood. It should be a very interesting talk, and a good companion to the wonderful presentations by McPherson and Jordan. We've all returned from our break, and everyone's ready for the panel sessions to begin. Arlene B. Kelly introduces [...]
Thu, Apr 12 2007

Keynote by I. King Jordan: Questions and Answers
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Ben Bahan: Thank you for the nice trip through the presidencies at Gallaudet. In my presentation yesterday we looked at the campus map, and the relationship between Kendall School and Gallaudet University now that they co-exist, you see how changes occurred. Their relationship seemed as if though there was always some sort of proximity between the two schools [...]
Thu, Apr 12 2007

Keynote by I. King Jordan: DPN and the Evolution of the...
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog It's a cloudy, drizzly day here in D.C., but the conference is on schedule, and the power is definitely back! At 9 a.m., attendees watched Fred Weiner introduce Dr. I. King Jordan, the 8th President of Gallaudet University. Jordan this morning will speak on "DPN and the Evolution of the Gallaudet Presidency." Jordan begins by noting he was impressed [...]
Thu, Apr 12 2007

Photoessay: 150 Years on Kendall Green, Day One
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog This morning, a continental breakfast was offered by the Gallaudet University Press prior to the start of the conference. That's Kim Pudans-Smith in the forefront chatting, and you can see some attendees munching on their fruit and pastries as they catch up and meet and greet. Here's the other half of the hall– of course, there are earlybirds who [...]
Wed, Apr 11 2007

A Conversation with James McPherson
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog I was fortunate to be able to sit down with the first keynote speaker, James McPherson, for a brief interview. According to the program book, James M. McPherson, the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his book Battle Cry of Freedom. His 1998 book For Cause and Comrades [...]
Wed, Apr 11 2007

Kelstone: Evolution of Deaf Theater
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Aaron Kelstone's examination of the "Evolution of Deaf Theater" is the final paper for the day– we are still without power, but the natural light has been extremely helpful in maintaining people's interest! Kelstone starts by observing that the wooden platform in the front for presenters to stand on reminds him strongly of being in a deaf [...]
Wed, Apr 11 2007

Stelle: The Gallaudet Board of Trustees
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog The next to last speaker of the day is Doris Stelle, who will be expounding upon "The Gallaudet Board of Trustees: Then and Now." We still have no power, but the day is drawing to a close, and hopefully tomorrow will be error-free! Stelle starts by noting that she will discuss the Board of Trustees: "It is a hot issue, I have to be careful what I [...]
Wed, Apr 11 2007

Drezner [Van Cleve]: Building Kendall Green
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog We have reconvened in our 19th century "schoolroom," and the final set of speakers are ready to go. The last panel today is "Politics at Gallaudet University," and the presenter is Noah Drezner. Unfortunately, Drezner had a conflict with another conference, and his paper is being delivered by John Van Cleve. Drezner's presentation is [...]
Wed, Apr 11 2007

Deaf History: What Gaps Should We Fill?
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Good morning! A week from today, the conference will begin. It will only last three days, but the papers presented will become part of the historical record, and may lead to further articles, research, or may form chapters in a book, or even be the basis of a larger volume or dissertation. I've been informed there will be a healthy turnout at the conference [...]
Wed, Apr 04 2007

Welcome!
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Welcome to 150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog! I would like to invite you to join in this journey, as we explore our community's history through the prism of Kendall Green. Together, we'll examine what the past 150 years have meant, what they mean now, and what they might mean in the future. For the next few weeks, we'll be focusing on Deaf [...]
Wed, Mar 28 2007

So What Will Happen Here?
150 Years on Kendall Green: The Blog Welcome back yet again! I want to take a few minutes to introduce myself, explain what will happen with this blog, and invite you to participate in this forum. Who Am I? My name is David Evans, and I've had a long association with Gallaudet, and with history in general. I'm a graduate of Gallaudet, where I majored in history. I earned an M.A. in history [...]
Wed, Mar 28 2007