Robert Skinner
List of John Benjamins publications in which Robert Skinner is involved.
Articles
2022 ‘Help is on the way’: (In)accessible policing in the UK through sign language interpreting Unpacking Sign Language Interpreting: Special issue of the Journal on Translation and Interpreting Studies 17:3 (2022), Haualand, Hilde, Maartje De Meulder and Jemina Napier (eds.), pp. 455–477 | Article
In the UK, police reforms to meet needs of a diverse society have been limited in the case of deaf signers to an increase in sign language interpreting services (SLIS). This article explores the consequences of this dependence on SLIS by the UK police. We consider how deaf signers’ contact with… read more
2019 “When I speak people look at me”: British deaf signers’ use of bimodal translanguaging strategies and the representation of identities Translation and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts 5:2, pp. 95–120 | Article
Deaf people’s lives are predicated to some extent on working with sign language interpreters. The self is translated on a regular basis and is a long-term state of being. Identity becomes known and performed through the translated self in many interactions, especially at work. (Hearing) others’… read more