tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post913048693751439554..comments2024-02-06T07:55:24.303+00:00Comments on Pai: Deaf Studies at Bristol Uni under threatSarangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-1160911196201937112010-05-10T21:25:11.243+01:002010-05-10T21:25:11.243+01:00Not that I condone or encourage the cutting of any...Not that I condone or encourage the cutting of any university departments, but plenty of Unis offer philosopy. I think it's worthwhile highlighting that only Bristol, Wolverhampton and I believe one London University offer a degree in Deaf Studies.<br /><br />So, I'm more upset about the Bristol cuts than I am about Middlesex. The closure of the Deaf Studies course will have a direct impact on the future number of interpreters available (interpreters that are required by law don't forget), and will impact upon relations between the Deaf and hearing community.<br />The removal of the course also removes a source of Deaf pride and role models. It's a bloody travesty that the centre isn't part of the University's strategic aims and objectives.<br /><br />It's more comparable with the lack of Linguistics degrees avaialble in the country. 10 years ago about 5 or 6 Unis in the UK offered linguistics. UEA recently closed their linguistics department, thereby reducing the expertise and knowledge available in a sorely under appreciated field.<br /><br />If we don't value learning and other culturally beneficial aspects to certain degrees (like Deaf Studies) where the hell are we going to end up?Sarangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545162612237984546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23471698.post-72815034173854000272010-05-10T20:54:40.530+01:002010-05-10T20:54:40.530+01:00It's not just this department under threat. Mi...It's not just this department under threat. Middlesex are cutting their entire philosophy dept; Sussex has cut all it's pre-19th C historians. We are creating a worldview that says unless your outcomes make *immediate* money, then you don't count. It not only discriminates but diminishes our culture.Feminist Avatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364456372396228106noreply@blogger.com