Anne Marie's metaASL

Haunted Dorm by Anne Marie Baer, one of her innovative ASL lyrics works intended to protray Deaf experience of oppression in rather more literature sense. This work is still in process, there are so much being experimented in this work leaving to two main areas that still need fine tuning: ASL telling story technique and cinematic effects. I shared this with some of my friends and got different feedback. Holding it already for two years, I cannot hold it forever and do not think I will have time to re-shoot myself and do better video editing work, I decided to r e l e a s e  ! Enjoy. If you like, do take the liberty to e-mail me and share me your reaction and thoughts. AnneMarieBaer@gmail.com

Finally a trick ‘n treat, here is newly released ASL literature work “Haunted Dorm” (see above, or click “Haunted Dorm” It was created two years ago, inspired by experience of oppression encountered in an ASL research project, I decided to turn it into a literary work piece that could serve a genre of entertainment work in ASL as well as for providing a deep thought provoking anaylsis useful for Deaf studies and social studies. The 3-min introduction explains about four actual characters how their shameness of being so ruthless oppressants and the point of climax of the story are intended to be interpreted.

In this work, I added a variety of cinematic effects that incorporates in ASL parameters to settings of the story to enhance effects. I wish to point out two well known Deaf film makers and a Deaf vlogger who also used similar cinematic effects in their works to add greater dimensions to our language and culture.

Barbara Digiovianni’s heartwarming congratalations to Julie Rems Smario for recieiving a Humanitarian award Internationally recognized at the eWomenNetwork Foundation International Femtor Awards Gala.

Daniele Le Rose’s presentation of “The Le Rose Cut” H-M-H model theory as well as Rene Visco’s film works that demonstrate these cinematic effects (scroll down to bottom)

The “Haunted Dorm” story lasts 11 minute, it is not like a 3 to 5 min quickie. It is for entertainment in first version, consider it not a final product yet. For feed back, take the liberty to e-mail me at AnneMarieBaer@gmail.com

This is Uzi Buzgalo’s other Devia artwork recently completed. Please see the artwork on my next posting, See everything in one place, picture of artwork and video in ASLThis is a remarkable example of how a Deaf individual self empowers by accomplishing something on his own and enjoys the ownership. This is in reference to my previous vlog discussion about Deaf empowerment issues, Difference between being self empowered and empowered by others. Instead of having to be with his all hearing families to celebrate Sukkot holiday, a Jewish tradition to build huts and tents, he stayed with his grandmother to build his own little one. His grandmother remains in his fondest memory for using Moroccan gestures and home signs that provided the foundation of his language development in his early childhood. You can notice his grandmother holding the chair steadily to allow her 10 year old Deaf grandson (Uzi) build his hut and self empower himself this way while his families celebrate Sukkot in the far distance as can be seen in the upper left of the painting.

See Uzi Buzgalo’s Arts Gallery

This is a follow-up discussion of previous vlog about Difference between being self empowered and empowered by others. I question whether empowerment by others on reliance of a philosophy, social theoretical framework will allow one to having a full ownership of achievement. Self empowerment does, and having an ownership is necessary for greater self automation that is the ability to have the best experience in socialization. When one has self automation, this person has the ability to self actualize to great extent.

To cite:

Baer, Anne Marie. (2007, October 18). How processes of empowerment may differ in one having the ownership and self automation critical for Deaf individuals, community, and socialization processes. Retrieved (put on date when you download it), from http://annemarieasl.tumblr.com/post/16185068.

Deaf discourse: What it means to be self empowered or empowered by other? Three video clips discuss on how social experience processes can have impact on one becoming emancipated to not being quite so. There is a difference in being empowered by other and being self empowered.

To cite:

Baer, Anne Marie. (2007, October 15). The
stark difference between being self empowered and being empowered. Retrieved October 15, 2007, from http://annemarieasl.tumblr.com/post/15740078