An Interview with Annelies Kusters on Deaf Anthropology and more

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ABSTRACT

Annelies Kusters is a prominent figure in the field of Sociolinguistics and Deaf Community

Studies. She is currently a professor in the Department of Languages and Intercultural Stud-

ies at Heriot-Watt University and has been a pioneering researcher in Deaf Studies and sign

language research. Originally from Belgium, she has conducted ethnographic research in

Deaf communities across various regions, including Ghana, India, Suriname, and Europe.

Her research interests include topics such as mobility and multimodal interaction between

Deaf and hearing individuals, sign language ideologies and practices (including Internation-

al Sign), and processes of translanguaging. Kuster’s work is characterized by an interdisci-

plinary approach that integrates Anthropology, Sociolinguistics, Cultural Studies, and eth-

nographic filmmaking methods.