Piet Devos

writer and literary theorist

Media

Re-imagining perception from a disabled perspective

Thursday 20 November 2014

(TEDx Talk Stadsschouwburg, Groningen)
“How is it possible that braille is completely white when printed, when the description can be so extremely colorful? Literature of any kind can create such a vivid picture and might also reactive earlier memories.”

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Other items related to the theme Media:

Beyond disciplines: come to your senses

28 November 2016

(Podcast released by Concordia University, Montreal) How do we use our senses in everyday life? How do people with disabilities experience the sensory world?

‘Productive and inspiring’: Piet Devos bids adieu to Concordia’s Centre for Sensory Studies

03 October 2016

(Interview published in Concordia NOW) The visiting postdoctoral fellow tackles visualist thinking in two final events coordinated by the Centre for Sensory Studies.

Senses and (dis)ability: a creative reorganization

02 December 2015

(Interview published in Concordia NOW) On December 11, Concordia postdoctoral fellow Piet Devos will discuss his research at a public seminar.