Attention book lovers!
The Monthly On-line book discussion is aimed around having professional discussion, inspired and directly applicable to our professional work as sign language interpreters. Books and themes are chosen only from non-fiction works, used in higher education, to explore lived experiences, research, and historical learnings that deepen our understanding of our work, culture, and community and ultimately our perspectives and behaviors.
What is the On-line group like?
Sessions go for the calendar month advertised, with registration allowed until the 5th day of each month. A weekly reflection question prompts readers to write thoughtful responses on the chapters assigned that week, as well as responding to peers reflections to engage in meaningful conversation. There is a due date each week to keep the flow of conversation going through the end of the book in week 4. There is no specific time to be on-line each week, and no live discussions. Log in anytime, multiple times per week to read over the discussion and post your reflections. At the end of the month, the RID CMP Sponsor, Ginevra Deianni, who is also the moderator, reviews posted assignments and then awards RID CEUs either by directly posting the CEUs to your RID transcript or via a Certificate of Completion for BEI and state certifications.
Cost: $95 per monthly session
CEUs: All book club sessions earn 1.0 RID CEUs
Register: by the 5th of each month for the current monthly session, or register in advance for any book on the list.
October Book: Registering now
“What the F: What Swearing Reveals about our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves”
by: Benjamin K Bergen
Join a provocative look at language and our brains in this book by psycholinguistics researcher Benjamin Bergen on the linguistics of profanity in both words and gestures. This book offers us a window into neurological language processes, culturally-learned and evolutionary emotional responses, and cultural knowledge uniquely observed through taboo words and phrases. We will discuss observations from both ASL and English, as well as other global languages, with special attention to the challenges presented in interpreting these phrases cross-culturally and cross-generationally. Trigger warning: this book discusses profane and vulgar vocabulary, and their meaning-origins, which will be can be emotionally triggering and offensive to the reader.
November Book Club 2024:
November 2024: “Alone in the Mainstream” by: Gina Olivia
2025 Book Titles to be announced soon!
January 2025: “What Movies Can Teach Us About People with Disabilities" by: Trevor Pacelli
What if I miss a session, but love the book title?
No worries! You can find all our monthly book club selections in the Cultural Novel Project Series (still 1.0 CEUs) to do anytime, on your own, with a similar reflection writing format. See that project page for more details.