Moody News March 2019

March 2019

MOODY NEWS A subsidary of Communication Council’s Moody Magazine

MOODY EVENTS Mark your calendars!

MARCH 4 Morning Munchies: Free Breakfast at Moody

MARCH 6 “You Are My Sunshine” Performance by Terry Galloway

MARCH 7 Final Day to Apply for Moody Honors College

MARCH 8 Final day to donate to Communication Council’s Study Abroad Scholarship

MARCH 10 UT RTF Longhorn Denius Student Film Showcase at SXSW

MARCH 11 The Battle of Images- Sino-Hollywood Courtship talk by Ying Zhu

MARCH 18 CSCM Research Talk by Angeline Close Scheinbaum

MARCH 25 Television In China: Governmentality, Soft Power & Nation Building talk with Geng Song

MARCH 27 Moody Town Hall: Open to ALL Moody Students at 7 pm 1

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MARCH 29 Digital inequalities & the Mobile-Only Trap talk with Teresa Correa

OTHER EVENTS MARCH 2 Explore UT Team Match Event for the President’s Global Learning Award

MARCH 3 Texas Thon

MARCH 8-17 SXSW Music, Film and Interactive Conference Festival

MARCH 17 St. Patricks Day

MARCH 18-23 Spring Break

MARCH 30 Blanton Block Party 2

MOODY FEATURE Terry Galloway’s “You Are My Sunshine” sheds light on deaf culture Written by SLOAN WYATT Terry Galloway’s “You Are My Sunshine” is at the crossroads of humor and sincerity. The solo performance follows Galloway’s life post-cochlear implants, raising questions about whether being deaf is a lifestyle or a condition to be treated.

Galloway, a nationally recognized writer, director, and performer of stage, radio, video, and film, began the production after receiving cochlear implants in 2010. These implants enabled her to perceive sound, replacing the function of her damaged inner ear.

The decision to get these implants, however, was not simple. Unlike hearing aids, which only intensify surrounding sound, cochlear implants provide sound signals to the brain. While people not within nor familiar with the deaf community may see this as strictly advantageous, there is much debate within the deaf community surrounding the invention. “The deaf culture views the implant as a ‘fix’ for deaf people and they do not think that they need to be fixed,” said Senior Fellow and fourth-year CSD/Audiology major Conner Jansen. In “You Are My Sunshine,” Galloway seeks to address both sides of this argument through the perspective of her own journey.

By bringing this production to Moody, Jansen is hoping to introduce people to the complexities of this debate. “This [presentation] will give a really good synopsis of the beauty of the deaf culture and also the science of audiology as well as speech pathology,” said Jansen. “It’s going to be a

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little jarring but I think that being in college, we need some things that are a little more jarring for us and things that we’ve never thought about before.”

Jansen came up with the premise for this event last summer when he realized that the Senior Fellows’ speakers lacked CSD representation. This awareness led him to ASL Professor Mike Wynne who introduced him to Galloway’s work. Alongside Director of Moody Honors Dave Junker and Senior Administrative Associate Sarah Sutton, Jansen was able to bring his dream to life. “I am so excited to host Terry Galloway for many reasons,” said Professor Junker. “Not least is that I’m in awe of her remarkable memoir, ‘Mean Little Deaf Queer.’ It’s a remarkable book by a remarkable communicator, and I’m going to bring it for her to sign.”

Even though much of Galloway’s work nowadays focuses on disability activism, she still has an impressive resume apart from her advocacy. Galloway has four solo shows, a memoir, and has co-founded three community-based theaters. In addition, she has a lengthy list of grants, fellowships, and awards. The KLRU show Khan-du, however, changed the course of her career. Targeted towards disabled children, Khan-du featured a full roster of actors with both mental and physical disabilities. In 1979, Galloway began with a starring role on the show and by 1980, became a co-writer. Khan-du is credited with piquing her interest in disability advocacy.

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