AUTOCORRECT THINKS I'M DEAD
Sound Theatre Company presents the world premiere of AUTOCORRECT THINKS I'M DEAD by Aimee Chou from September 7-30, 2023. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films and music to enhance your experience of the show.
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Loving Our Own Bones
The roommates in AUTOCORRECT THINKS I'M DEAD run into bumbling missionaries and must navigate religious ideas about deafness and disability. Belser (a rabbi and disability, LGBTQ, and gender justice activist) draws on her lived experience and scholarly practice to confront ableism in Jewish and Christian texts while finding meaningful spiritual practice and radical self-love.
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The Invention of Miracles
A detailed history and examination of Alexander Graham Bell's troubling legacy with the Deaf community. Best known as the inventor of the telephone, Bell also strove to eliminate sign language and was a strong advocate for oralism, the idea that Deaf children should only be taught using spoken word and lip-reading.
Format: Book
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Born This Way Presents: Deaf Out Loud
This documentary follows three families, composed of predominantly Deaf members, as they navigate raising their children in a hearing world.
Format: Streaming Video
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The Deaf Movement and Musical Theater
Learn more about deaf actors and the use of American Sign Language in musical theater by listening to this podcast recording of a special panel presented by The 5th Avenue Theatre and The Seattle Public Library.
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Deaf Utopia
Model, actor, and activist DiMarco's memoir of life as part of a multi-generational Deaf family is also a celebration of Deaf culture and American Sign Language.
Format: Book
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Mean Little Deaf Queer
Playwright, performer, and activist Galloway uses dark humor, strong wit, and impressive candor in describing her mental breakdowns, queer identity, and "deafening, hallucinatory childhood."
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The Book of Séances
Messages from beyond the grave, Ouija boards, seances, and communication between worlds run through AUTOCORRECT THINKS I'M DEAD. The Book of Séances provides a history of spiritualism and instructions for a variety of tools and methods to receive and interpret messages from the beyond the veil.
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Continuum
Chella Man asks "What constructs in your life must you unlearn to support inclusivity and respect for all?" in this account of his experience as a deaf, transgender, genderqueer, Jewish person of color.
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True Biz
Set over the course of a tumultuous year in a residential high school for the Deaf, this funny and heartfelt novel delves into lots of aspects of Deaf culture and experience, including sign language, lip-reading, community, cochlear implants, civil rights, isolation. Alexander Graham Bell's legacy, hearing children of Deaf adults, and more.
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Plays of Our Own
This anthology includes the scripts for fourteen eclectic plays written by Deaf and hard-of-hearing writers.
Format: Book
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