Daniel Greene

Author: Daniel Greene

  • Resources for teaching development of professional practice

    I made this video to fulfill an assignment in Teaching Ethics and Professional Practice at Western Oregon University’s MA in Interpreting Studies program with a concentration in Teaching Interpreting. The assignment was to share the process I went through to find materials to share in classes, in mentoring, or in my own work as an interpreter. Some of these resources were new to me; some of the resources I share in the video are recaps of what I have shared on this blog in the past few weeks. I am sorry I don’t have the time to transcribe and closed-caption the video for those who do not know ASL, but if you read my recent blog posts in addition to what is below, you already know what I was describing in the video. Here are the resources I describe:

    Videos

    United States Courts Federal Judiciary. (2010, September 23.) Nuremberg interpreter recalls historic trials [Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvY_1bMAZWY

    Activities

    Watching or participating in professional online discussion forum such as the #IntJC or #EPT Twitter chats (Interpreter Journal Club and Endless Possibilities Talks, respectively). I have participated in both in the past two weeks, and it has been beneficial both to me and them for spoken and signed language interpreters and translators to discuss their work with each other. For more info, see Interpreter joins the #IntJC Twitter form and Notes on “A Conversation with Translators.”

    Websites

    Greene, D. (n.d.) TerpTrans: An ASL-English interpreter/trainer on interpreting, transliterating, and translation. http://terptrans.com

    Shameless plug for my own blog. Many potential and practicing interpreters have found the pages and posts in this blog to be useful, and I am working hard at making it ever more professional and global. Feel free to review it! I’m open to feedback.

    Articles

    Klemenc-Ketis, Z. & Kersnik, J. (2011, August 23). Using movies to teach professionalism to medical students. BMC Medical Education 11(16). Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/11/60

  • Taking Dad out to IHOP for his birthday

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  • Daniel Greene Photography at Phoenix Pet Expo 2012

    The organizers of Phoenix Pet Expo asked me to take photos of this year’s expo after they saw the photos I took of the expo on Flickr in 2010.

    Stop by my booth — #337 — at Pet Expo at University of Phoenix next Saturday, April 28. Assistants will be photographing pets and their owners to raise money for HALO Animal Rescue. They recently experienced a theft and property destruction and could use some help; besides, they do good work.

    There’s all kinds of fun to be had at the Expo, so go for yourself and say hi to me. You may see me running around the show floor taking photos of anything and everything!

  • Found another interpreting association: NAJIT

    National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators’ mission is to promote quality services in the field of legal interpreting and translating. NAJIT boasts a growing number of interpreters who work between English and American Sign Language (ASL). While most of our membership resides in the U.S, some members live and work in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Anyone with an interest in the field of judiciary interpreting and translating or who shares NAJIT’s interests and objectives is welcome to join.

    —http://www.najit.org/

  • The complex, attractive roles of dwarfs in Mirror, Mirror

    The complex, attractive roles of dwarfs in Mirror, Mirror

    (SPOILER ALERT: If you want to be surprised by everything in the movie, wait to read this until after you’ve seen it.)

    As I said in a Tweet after I saw Mirror Mirror,

    https://twitter.com/#!/danielgreene/status/189067921773961217


    But it wasn’t just the sight of the furry Sebastian Saraceno shirtless that impressed me about the dwarfs in Mirror Mirror. What impressed was that their dwarfism (or should I say “dwarfness”?) was actually a subject deemed worth discussing in the film– both comically and dramatically. There is humor in the way they best their enemies by attacking them in stilts, making them think they are “giants” instead of dwarfs. There is melancholy in the story about how they were driven from their village when the powers-that-be banished anyone not “normal.” At the beginning of the movie, there is some manly sparring in which a tall man slings all manner of short jokes at the dwarfs, and one of my favorite lines in the movie is when one of the dwarfs retorts: “Really? After a minute that was the best you could come up with?” At the end of the film, there is a heartwarming apology in which the character who at first mocked them avows a new respect for them. It is the only Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs story I’ve seen that ever tackled the issues of normalcy, disability, shortness, tallness, paternalism, and respect. Through it all, the dwarf characters in Mirror, Mirror (all played by dwarfs) maintain more humanity than one usually sees in dwarf stereotypes. They are, in turns, sad, scared, brave, hopeful, and sportsmanly. And the dwarf actors are good. I imagine it was a combination of screenwriting, directing, and the actors’ improvisation and character development that made the characters what they are. I, for one, thought it was a step forward in cinematic depiction of people who vary from the norm. And respect for diversity is something I feel strongly about.

    In my view, the fact that I found one of the dwarf actors attractive — and I’m not a dwarf fetishist — means that he is portrayed as a handsome, virile man who happens to be very short. And, regardless of whether the other dwarfs are featured as sex symbols, they are portrayed as men. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think this is progress.

    Related article

    Mark Povinelli: Mirror Mirror reflects frustrating times for dwarf actors

    Image Credit

    Featured image courtesy Cinema Squid / Mirror Mirror (2012) [US Fox Blu-ray 2012] / Screenshot #31 / 50, I-frame @ 1:10:33.525, #101503. Retrieved from http://www.cinemasquid.com/screenshots/sets/mirror-mirror-2012-us-fox-blu-ray-2012/a3f9b432-1e2b-4d64-b37e-cde0b9df251b