Interview with Steven Fedorowicz

About this episode

This episode features an interview with cultural anthropologist Steven Fedorowicz discussing media representations of deaf people in Japan.

Interviewer: Mark Bookman Recorded: Wednesday Feb 17th 2021 This episode features a discussion with Steven Fedorowicz, cultural anthropologist, visual anthropologist, and associate professor at Kansai Gaidai University. Steven will be giving a talk on "Representations of Deaf People in Japan: Inspiration, Outrage and Real Life," as part of the "Disability and Japan in the Digital Age Series" via Zoom on May 14, 2021 (Details to follow). In discussing some of what he will be presenting, Steven talks about his ongoing project concerning media representations of deaf people and culture in Japan, and his introduction to his studies on and experiences with deaf communities. He also touches on his personal experiences that his understandings and approaches to deaf communities and disability studies. Music used with kind permission of the performer, shamisen master Koji Yamaguchi. Copyright 2021, Asian Ethnology Podcast

People in this episode

Host: Mark Bookman

Guest: Steven Fedorowicz

Topics covered

• cultural anthropology
• deaf culture
• media representation
• disability studies
• Japan

Keywords

• deaf people
• Japan
• cultural anthropology
• disability studies
• media representation
• visual anthropology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kansai Gaidai University

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